University of Southern Indiana women’s cross country placed 12th out of 34 teams Saturday morning at the Lewis Conference Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois.
Junior Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) led the Screaming Eagles in the 5k race with a 28th place finish in a time of 22 minutes, 30.5 seconds. Freshman Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) also earned a top 50 finish, taking 48th in 22:51.7.
The third Eagle to cross the line was senior Jessica Lincoln (Palatine, Illinois) in 83rd, with junior Kate Henrickson (Boonville, Indiana) and sophomore Ellie Tjelmeland (Springfield, Illinois) completing the USI top five.
California Baptist University won the meet with 51 points, while regional foe Grand Valley State University was second with 66. USI was 12th with 379, just 12 points behind 11th place Cedarville University.
Next up for the Eagles are the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships October 21 in Kirksville, Missouri. The Eagles will be going for their seventh consecutive conference championship.
