Written by Women’s Cross Country Shawn Chambers, USI Student Assistant
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio, Michigan) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Runner of the Week after a 21st-place finish at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic.
Roberts finished the 5k Gold Race with a time of 17 minutes, 20.60 seconds to help the Screaming Eagles to a 16th-place finish overall and a second-place finish among NCAA Division II schools.
Senior Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan) was the last Eagle to win the weekly GLVC award after her third place finish at the Spartan Invite.
In the first week of the season, Roberts was awarded the weekly accolade after taking the top spot at the Gabby Reuveni Early Bird in St. Louis, Missouri.
Both USI cross country programs return to action Saturday, October 8 at the Conference Crossover hosted by Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. The women’s 6k will begin at 10 a.m., while the men’s 8k follows at 10:45 a.m.
