COLUMBIA, Mo.—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country recorded a 22nd-place finish out of 38 teams at the Gans Creek Classic Friday morning.
Sophomores Zoe Seward and Ellie Hall were 87th and 93rd, respectively, out of 330 competitors to lead the Screaming Eagles. Seward finished the six-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 30.4 seconds, while Hall clocked a 6k time of 21:32.2.
As a team, the Eagles finished with 631 points to put them ahead of the two other Ohio Valley Conference teams that competed in the event.
Senior Audrey Comastri and freshman Hadessah Austin were 138th and 163rd, respectively, while senior Emma Thompson completed the Eagles’ top-five finishers with a 221st-place showing. Senior Katie Winkler (236th) and sophomore Emily Rempe (242nd) rounded out USI’s scorers.
USI’s women also carded a 15th-place finish out of 26 teams in the open raced. Junior Micah Peals and senior Cameron Hough finished 55th and 64th, respectively, out of more than 300 racers to lead the Eagles. Peals crossed the finish line in 22:51.0
The Eagles return to action October 5 when they send a small squad to compete at the “Live in Lou” Classic at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. USI co-hosts the Angel Mounds Invitational October 18 in Evansville, Indiana, before wrapping up its third year of Division I with the OVC Championships November 1 in Union City, Tennessee.
As a team, the Eagles finished with 631 points to put them ahead of the two other Ohio Valley Conference teams that competed in the event.
Senior Audrey Comastri and freshman Hadessah Austin were 138th and 163rd, respectively, while senior Emma Thompson completed the Eagles’ top-five finishers with a 221st-place showing. Senior Katie Winkler (236th) and sophomore Emily Rempe (242nd) rounded out USI’s scorers.
USI’s women also carded a 15th-place finish out of 26 teams in the open raced. Junior Micah Peals and senior Cameron Hough finished 55th and 64th, respectively, out of more than 300 racers to lead the Eagles. Peals crossed the finish line in 22:51.0
The Eagles return to action October 5 when they send a small squad to compete at the “Live in Lou” Classic at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. USI co-hosts the Angel Mounds Invitational October 18 in Evansville, Indiana, before wrapping up its third year of Division I with the OVC Championships November 1 in Union City, Tennessee.
