USI Women’s Runners Move Up In Top-25
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country improved to eighth in the U.S. Track and Field & Cross County Coaches Association national poll, while the men remain eighth.
The women climbed to eighth after a perfect score to defeat the field at the Gabby Reuveni Early Bird. Junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) took the top spot out of 123-runners with a 4k-time of 13 minutes, 47.60 seconds. Four other runners finished in the top-10 at the event.
Joining the USI women in the national ranking from the Great Lakes Valley Conference are Lewis University and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside at 16th and 23rd, respectively.
The Screaming Eagles also improved to third in the Midwest Region poll, jumping Northern Michigan University. Grand Valley State University holds the top spot in the regional and national polls.
With 143 points in the poll, the USI men remain in eighth in the USTFCCCA national rankings. Senior Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) took the top spot at the Gabby Reuveni Early Bird with a 6k-time of 19:00.90 seconds in the team’s only competition of the year. With six runners in the top-10 and three in the top-five, the Eagles won the event with a perfect score.
Lewis and Wisconsin-Parkside also earned spots in the national poll, appearing in 12th and 13th, respectively.
USI remains second in the Midwest Region poll behind Grand Valley.
The Eagles return to action Friday when they compete at the Spartan Invite in East Lansing, Michigan. The men’s 8k begins at 10:50 a.m. (CDT), while the women’s 6k is at 11:30 a.m.
