ST. LEO, Fla.—Led by freshman Cameron Hough (Olney, Illinois), University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country raced to a 15th-place finish in a 34-team field Saturday morning at the NCAA Division II Championships.
Hough completed the six-kilometer race in 21 minutes, 22.60 seconds, to finish 33rd in the 256 competitor field and earn All-America honors for the first time in her career. She becomes the 12th runner in program history to earn All-America honors on the cross country course and the first since Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) garnered All-America honors at the last NCAA II Championship meet in 2019.
Comastri, who was one of the favorites to take home the individual title Saturday, raced in the lead pack early in the competition and was 17th with 1,000 meters to go before dropping out of the race.
Without Comastri crossing the finish line, the Screaming Eagles slipped seven spots in the final 1,000 meters as they finished with 471 points.
In addition to Hough, USI got an 80th-place finish from sophomore Hadley Fisher (Evansville, Indiana) and a 123rd-place showing from fellow classmate McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana). Freshman Allison Morphiew (Evansville, Indiana) was 151st, while senior Kara Martin (Herrin, Illinois) rounded out the Eagles’ top-five finishers with a 159th-place finish.
Sophomore Lauren Greiwe (West Harrison, Indiana) wrapped up USI’s lineup with a 171st-place finish.
USI finishes the 2021 cross country season with a GLVC title and second-place showing at the NCAA II Midwest Regional. The Eagles turn their attention to their indoor track & field season, which begins in early December with some early bird meets.
