Louisville, Ky. — Connecticut College's Meredith Cronin and Coast Guard Academy's Kaitlyn Mooney earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III women's cross country championship on Saturday at Sawyer State Park.

Cronin, a junior, became an All-American for the first time by placing 33rd overall in 22:07.7 over the 6K course while Mooney, also a junior became an All-American for the eighth time in her career by placing just behind Cronin in 34th place in 22:08.3.

Mooney, who missed most of the season with an injury before returning for last week's New England Division III meet, became the first three-time All-American in program history (she is a five-time All-American in track). Mooney finished fourth as a freshman and sophomore.

"Kaitlyn's performance (Saturday) was nothing less than remarkable," head coach Ethan Brown said in a release. "After getting injured in the middle of September, she put in a tremendous amount of work so that she could run at regionals and then the NCAA's today. We are really proud of Kait for overcoming great odds to be CGA's first three-time cross country All-American."

Cronin, meanwhile, became Conn's first All-American since Maura Danahy, who earned that honor three consecutive seasons from 1999-2001.

Men's cross country

• Conn College senior Danny Aschale placed 48th overall in the NCAA Division III championship race, also at Sawyer State Park. Aschale finished the 8K course in 25:06.2. Aschale, who earned All-American honors last year, finishes his career as a four-team All-New England Small College Athletic Conference pick.

Wrestling

• No. 12 Coast Guard opened its season by winning the Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield College. The Bears, who had four individual champions, finished with 141.5 points with New England College (102) at distant second. Nick Moreno (165 pounds), Paul Detwiler (184), Jeremy Berson (184) and Patrick Irwin (heavyweight) won titles for Coast Guard (Irwin pinned all five of his opponents). The Bears had 11 place-winners, including freshman Noah Caskey of Montville (141), who defeated teammate Caden Mareno 17-6 in the fifth-place match.

Men's basketball

• Avery Point won its third straight game, beating Northern Essex 93-54. Trevor Yeomans of Waterford led the Pointers (4-5) with 13 points, Mitchell Holdmeyer had 12 points and Cyrus Sprague, Tyler Zegray and Norwich's Alec Gomes had 10 points each.

• Dave Hostetler scored 23 points as Roger Williams shot 64.3 percent from the floor and beat Coast Guard 96-82 in a non-conference game. Justin Kane scored a career-high 26 points the Bears (3-3) while Packy Witkowski had 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Noah Baldez had 15 points and four assists.

• Jared Garcia scored 14 points and six rebounds as St. Thomas More outlasted Skill Factory of Atlanta 73-69 in the National Prep Showcase at Albertus Magnus in New Haven. Chris Manon added 13 for the Chancellors, Zeke Blauner finished with 11 and Jai Smith had 10 points and five rebounds.

Women's basketball

• Freshman Branyelle Carillo record her first career double-double (17 points, 13 rebounds) as Coast Guard cruised to a 71-51 non-conference road win over Nichols College. Annabella Farabaugh added 15 points for the Bears (4-1) and Jacqueline Ward finished with 14.

• Mitchell College lost to Wellesley, 43-33, in the consolation game of the Wesleyan tournament. Amina Wiley led Mitchell (1-3) with 12 points and 17 rebounds. 

Men's swimming

• Devin McClure set a pool record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:42.78 and also won the 100 freestyle (46.96) leading No. 18 Coast Guard to a 157-131 win over Brandeis. Marshal Seguin won the 1-meter diving with a score of 288.52 to qualify for the NCAA regionals and also captured the 3-meter board with a score of 269.25.

Women's swimming

• Coast Guard's Josie McGuire won the 200 freestyle (1:59.84) and the 200 backstroke (2:12.89) as the Bears (3-3) beat Brandeis 171-114. Coast Guard also swept the diving event as Taylor Young won the 1-meter (214.57 points) while Natalie Yurgil won the 3-meter diving (191.17).