COOKEVILLE, Tenn.—University of Southern Indiana junior Lauren Greiwe (West Harrison, Indiana) added to her historic weekend as she became the first student-athlete in school history to claim an NCAA Division I conference title by finishing first at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Saturday morning.
 
Greiwe was named the OVC Athlete of the Championship after finishing the six-kilometer race in 21 minutes, 36.7 seconds, nearly 20 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
 
Joining Greiwe on the All-OVC first-team was junior McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana), who finished fourth with a time of 22:00.6.
 
Earning second-team All-OVC was junior Aubrey Swart (Noblesville, Indiana) as well as sophomores Allison Morphew (Evansville, Indiana) and Audrey Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana. Swart was 10th in the 86-competitor field, while Morphew and Comastri were 13th and 14th, respectively.
 
As a team, the Eagles finished second in the 10-team field, just a point behind first-place Eastern Illinois University. 
 
USI, which was the only team with five All-OVC honorees, placed six runners inside the top 20 and seven in the top 30 as it finished with 42 points.
 
Senior Emma Brown (Evansville, Indiana) was 18th, while freshman Micah Peals (Terre Haute, Indiana) was 29th to round out the Eagles’ top seven.
 
The Eagles, who are ineligible for the NCAA Division I Regional Championships due to being in the first year of their expected four-year transition period, begin the Indoor Track & Field with the Eastern Illinois Ear Bird December 9 in Charleston, Illinois.
 
Women’s Awards
Athlete of the Year: Lauren Greiwe, Southern Indiana
Athlete of the Championship: Lauren Greiwe, Southern Indiana
Coach of the Year: Erin Howarth, Eastern Illinois
Freshman of the Year: Holly Harding, Lindenwood

All-OVC First Team
Lauren Greiwe, Southern Indiana
Kate Bushue, Eastern Illinois
Mackenzie Aldridge, Eastern Illinois
McKenna Cavanaugh, Southern Indiana
Hannah Eastman, Southeast Missouri
Ruby Wyles, Tennessee Tech
Katie Wegmann, Southeast Missouri

All-OVC Second Team
Sarah Carr, Eastern Illinois
Matilda Horton, Little Rock
Aubrey Swart, Southern Indiana
Helen Pacurariu-Nagy, Tennessee Tech
Katie Springer, Eastern Illinois
Allison Morphew, Southern Indiana
Audrey Comastri, Southern Indiana