DeBary, Fla. -- The Stetson women's cross country team placed sixth and the men placed seventh in the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships Saturday morning at River City Nature Park in DeBary.

"We were super excited with how we finished," Stetson head coach Joe Matuszczak said.  "(The women) are moving in the right direction. We were a couple seconds out of fifth place.  The men ran pretty much right on par with what we thought."

Junior Adrienne DeVita led the Hatter women and placed 23rd overall in the 5K race with a time of 18:47.  She finished just three seconds ahead of teammate Clarissa Consol, who finished in 25th place with a time of 18:50.

"I definitely surprised myself," DeVita said.  "I think a lot of factors came into play.  The weather was good, a lot of people were cheering, and the adrenaline."

Also for Stetson, Amanda Spring placed 40th with a time of 19:33, Rachel Dumas placed 43rd with a time of 19:45, Jessica Cosgrove placed 48th with a time of 20:06, Rachel Frankenberger placed 51st with a time of 20:14, Trixi Menge placed 54th with a time of 20:45, and Daniella Godenzi placed 60th with a time of 21:15. 

DeVita, Cosgrove, and Frankenberger all ran personal bests. 

Joe Beery led the Hatter men and placed 33rd overall in the 8K race with a time of 27:05.

"I felt really solid," Beery said.  "I finally relaxed for the first time this season - just took a race pace by pace and mile by mile.  The weather was so nice.  I am glad these northern schools came down and brought frost with them."

Also for Stetson, Drew Denson placed 45th with a time of 27:57, Andrew Townes placed 51st with a time of 28:42, Ryan Hodgins placed 54th with a time of 29:46, Kyle Meerdo placed 55th with a time of 30:24, Austyn Finnk placed 56th with a personal-best time of 32:19, and Ryan Newfrock placed 59th with a time of 33:28.

Lipscomb won the conference championship on both the men's and women's side.

The women finished sixth or better for the first time since 1992.  The men finished seventh or better for the first time since 2000.

The event concluded the 2014 season for the Hatters.

Women's Individual Results:
23. Adrienne DeVita 18:47.8
25. Clarissa Consol 18:50.5
40. Amanda Spring 19:33.8
43. Rachel Dumas 19:45.6
48. Jessica Cosgrove 20:06.5
51. Rachel Frankenberger 20:14.6
54. Trixi Menge 20:45.3
60. Daniella Godenzi 21:15.3

Women's Team Results:
1. Lipscomb 21
2. North Florida 66
3. Florida Gulf Coast 112
4. Kennesaw State 114
5. Jacksonville 157
6. Stetson 168
7. Northern Kentucky 182
8. USC Upstate 190

Men's Individual Results:
33. Joe Beery 27:05.9
45. Drew Denson 27:57.9
51. Andrew Townes 28:42.3
54. Ryan Hodgins 29:46.1
55. Kyle Meerdo 30:24.7
56. Austyn Finnk 32:19.7
59. Ryan Newfrock 33:28.2

Men's Team Results:
1. Lipscomb 38
2. Northern Kentucky 48
3. North Florida 66
4. Florida Gulf Coast 108
5. USC Upstate 125
6. Kennesaw State 136
7. Stetson 209
8. Jacksonville 230