Sophomore Ellie Hall, senior Audrey Comastri and sophomore Zoe Seward finished fourth, sixth and eighth, respectively, as the Screaming Eagles finished with 55 points, 44 ahead of second-place Western Kentucky University in the 16-team field.
Hall finished the six-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 26.4 seconds, while Comastri finished in 21:33.2. Seward crossed the finish line in 21:51.5 as USI had at least three runners in the top 10 for the second time this season.
Senior Cameron Hough and junior Emily Rempe also had strong finishes as they placed 16th and 18th, respectively, while junior Micah Peals and sophomore Sara Livingston were 21st and 28th, respectively, to round out the Eagles’ scorers.
USI, which won for the second time this season, landed 10 runners inside the top 50, with freshmen Abrielle Richard and Addison Applegate finishing 30th and 35th, respectively. Senior Emma Thompson was 43rd.
The Eagles finish year three of the NCAA Division I transition when they compete at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships November 1 in Martin, Tennessee. The women’s 6K is slated for a 9 a.m. start, followed by the men’s 8K.
