Clarksville, TN – After a successful opening weekend at the Brooks Memphis Twilight in Memphis, Austin Peay State University women’s cross-country team travels to Chattanooga for the first of two meets on the Moccasin Bend course when the Lady Govs compete in the Powerade Invitational, 5:45pm (CT), Friday.
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The Lady Govs finished third at last season’s running of the Powerade Invitational, with three top-10 finishers led by Richards’ sixth-place, 12:22.97 two-mile finishing mark – Grey (seventh) and Kirksey (ninth) also earned top-10 finishes. Austin Peay defeated a pair of OVC foes (UT Martin and Tennessee State) in that event.
This year’s event will feature competitors from Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee and Austin Peay on the Division I level, with Lee University, Shorter University, Bryan College, Auburn Montgomery and Dalton State also scheduled to compete.
Austin Peay will run its third race in three weekend’s at next week’s Vanderbilt Invitational at Percy Warner Park, which will mark the mid-point of the cross-country season. The women’s race is scheduled for 10:00am (CT).
APSU Cross Country Coach Doug Molnar
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