University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country Team took third place in the 2020 Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Saturday afternoon.
USI finished with a total of 85 points only behind Drury University (72 points) and Southwest Baptist (53 points).
Senior Jennifer Comastri was comfortable out front, pacing the Screaming Eagles as she crossed the line in 21 minutes, 39.5 seconds to claim fourth place overall. Freshman teammate Allison Morphew was the next Eagle to find the line as she clocked in at 22:29.4 in 12th place. Morphew was the first freshman of the Championship race to finish, making her GLVC Freshman of Year; capping off an incredible first collegiate cross country season.
Sophomore Mckenna Cavanaugh kicked it in quickly after Morphew giving herself 15th overall which also happens to be the cut-off for All-GLVC honors. Sophomore Aubrey Swart and Freshman Adele Schnautz closed out the scoring by placing 25th and 29th, respectively for the Eagles.
One last bright note, the Eagles had three runners recognized for their outstanding performance today.
Three All-GLVC: All runners who finished 15th place or better were named All-GLVC, so that includes Comastri (fourth), Morphew (12th) and Cavanaugh (15th).
This will conclude the 2020 USI Cross Country Season due to the cancellation of the NCAA II Midwest Regionals and NCAA II Championships earlier this year.
