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Evansville, IN – For the second consecutive meet, Austin Peay State University women’s cross country finished second among Division I teams, Saturday, in the UE Invitational at Angel Mounds State Historic Site.
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Junior Jessica Gray led the Lady Govs with a fourth-place finish, covering the five-kilometer course in 19:10.8. She was followed by freshman Sarah-Emily Woodward (7th, 19:38.9) and sophomore Molly Jordan (10th, 19:51.1).
Wrapping up the scoring five for the Lady Govs were freshman Becca Wheeler (12th, 20:07.4) and junior Alexis Eldridge (20th, 20:44.6).
Also competing for Austin Peay were sophomore Unjala Lester (22nd, 20:52.6) and freshman Sarah Carpenter (23rd, 21:07.7)
“Today was one more step towards conference,” said head coach Doug Molnar. “We have been getting better every week. Both Jessica and Sarah-Emily ran really well today and I thought Alexis ran a very solid race too.”
With the regular season completed, the Lady Govs now look forward to the Ohio Valley Conference Championships. The five-kilometer race will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, November 1st at the Oxford Lake and Recreation Center in Oxford, Alabama.