Two University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country runners finished in the top-10 at the Spartan Invite to guide the Screaming Eagles to a 2nd place finish in East Lansing, Michigan.
In their second event of the year, the Eagles finished second with 65 points. USI was 34 points shy of defending Midwest Region champion, Grand Valley State University.
Junior Emily Roberts finished the 6k-race with a time of 21 minutes, 16 seconds to secure a seventh place finish in the field of 366 runners. Roberts had the second best finish among NCAA DII runners with GVSU’s Kendra Foley taking the top spot.
Senior Jessica Reeves‘ (Midland, Michigan) time of 21:36 was good enough for a ninth place finish as she was the third-quickest NCAA DII finisher. Sophomore Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) also secured a top-50 finish with her time of 22:46.
The Eagles return to action October 1 at the Greater Louisville Classic with a 5k-race beginning at 8 a.m. (CDT).
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