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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Cassondra O’Connor competes in the RMU Colonial Invite on Sept. 12.

Runner takes first place in MEC Championship race

Written By Edmee Idalis, Staff Writer October 29, 2025
For the second time in her college career, Cassondra O’Connor was named Mountain East Conference Runner of the Year. O’Connor gained this after her first-place performance at the MEC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 25. 
Cassondra O’Connor runs in the West Liberty Invitational against Washington & Jefferson’s Claire Anderson.

Women’s cross country crushes opening meet

Written By Makenna Smith, For The Globe September 10, 2025
Point Park opened the 2025 cross country season with the women’s team taking first place and the men’s team finishing fourth at the West Liberty Invitational on Thursday evening at the Bethany College Cross Country Course.
Sophomores Cassondra O'Connor and Luke McKenna run in the Carnegie Mellon invitational on Oct. 12.

Cross-country earns four All-MEC honors

Written By Brynn Rees, Sports Editor October 30, 2024
The Point Park men’s and women’s cross-country teams earned four all-conference honors after competing in the 2024 Mountain East Conference (MEC) Championship on Saturday, October 26 in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Pioneer Public: Cassondra O’Connor

Pioneer Public: Cassondra O’Connor

Written By Megan Lukitsch, Staff Writer October 2, 2024
If you looked at where Cassondra O’Connor has placed in her first three races this season, it would be hard to believe that this is her first year ever doing cross country.
Cassondra O'Connor competes in the 5k race. She finished 14th overall.

Cross Country finishes in sixth place

Written By Megan Lukitsch, Staff Writer September 18, 2024
The Point Park men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Clinton, Pennsylvania on Sept. 15. Both teams placed sixth out of 10 schools at the Robert Morris University Colonial Invitational.