University of Southern women’s cross country placed second of nine Division II teams in the silver race at the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky.
With the Screaming Eagles preparing for the Regional Crossover meet in Romeoville, Illinois, next week, USI held out many of its top runners Saturday.
Redshirt sophomore Micalah Booher (Pendleton, Indiana) paced the Eagles with a third place finish with a time of 19 minutes, 39.78 seconds. Sophomore Ellie Tjelmeland (Springfield, Illinois) finished a tenth of a second behind Booher in fourth.
Sophomore Ashley Lawhorn (Frankfort, Kentucky) finished 11th for the Eagles, with junior Sarah Hamilton(Chandler, Indiana) 13th. Four Eagles finished 16th-19th to have eight runners in the top 19.
The Eagles return to the course next Saturday when they travel to Romeoville, Illinois, for the Midwest Region Crossover hosted by Lewis University.
