- LOUIS, Mo.—Five University of Southern Indiana women’s cross country runners finished in the top 10 in the field of 123 as the No. 10 Screaming Eagles recorded a perfect score of 15 to take home first place out of nine teams at the Gabby Reuveni Early Bird, hosted by Washington University in St. Louis Friday night.
Junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) was the top finisher with a four-kilometer time of 13 minutes, 57.60 seconds, while senior Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan) was 15.80 seconds off the pace, finishing in third.
Another trio of USI runners finished in the top 10, with junior Jessica Lincoln (Palatine, Illinois) taking seventh with a time of 14:47.50. Sophomore Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) and senior Cathryn Peters (Tell City, Indiana) brought home eighth and ninth, respectively.
With the meet divided between NCAA Division I and non-NCAA Division I teams, the Eagles would have defeated both Division I schools at the meet. USI would have defeated Southeast Missouri State University by five points.
The Eagles get two weeks off before they take the start line again, when they compete at the Spartan Invite September 16 in East Lansing, Michigan.
