                   Eagles Take Top Two Spots, Advance To National Championships
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country senior Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan) earned the Midwest Region Runner of the Year award as the top finisher, pacing the Screaming Eagles to a third-place finish at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships Saturday at Angel Mounds. The finish was good enough for USI to earn an NCAA II National Championships bid.
Reeves took the top spot for the first time in her collegiate career with a time of 20 minutes, 08.90 seconds defeating the field by nearly seven seconds.
USI junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) was the second fastest finisher with a time of 20:15.86 after leading for a majority of the race.
Both Reeves and Roberts earned All-Region honors with their times. The award is the third of Reeves career, her seconds as an Eagle, while Roberts earned her second.
Also earning top-40 finishes were junior Jessica Lincoln (Palatine, Illinois) and sophomore Hope Jones(Cumberland, Indiana) with finishes of 37th and 39th, respectively. Senior Carly Whitesell (Zionsville, Indiana) crossed the finish line in 44th. All thee finished within ten seconds of each other.
Rounding out the USI runners was junior Bryce Cutler (Benzonia, Michigan) with a 66th-place finish and a time of 22:22.47.
Grand Valley State University was the top finishing team with 43 points, while Cedarville University was next with 103. With 123 points, USI secured a third place finish, while Northern Michigan University and Hillsdale College round out the top-five teams advancing the National Championships.
Advancing to the National Championships as individuals were the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Moriah Palmer, Bellarmine University’s Erin Crone, and Saginaw Valley’s Allison Door.
The NCAA II National Championships will be held in St. Leo, Florida November 19 with the women’s race scheduled for 8:45 a.m.
3 Southern Indiana 21:14.94 6 123
Team Position Name Time Score
1 1 Jessica Reeves 00:20:08.90 1
2 2 Emily Roberts 00:20:15.86 2
3 37 Jessica Lincoln 00:21:50.11 37
4 39 Hope Jones 00:21:55.80 39
5 44 Carly Whitesell 00:21:59.79 44
6 66 Bryce Cutler 00:22:22.47 0
