Austin Peay Sports Information
Oxford, AL – Running as a pack, Austin Peay State University women’s cross country team were able to score 62 points, claiming second place at the JSU Foothills Invitational, hosted by Ohio Valley Conference rival Jacksonville State.
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The Lady Govs were led by sophomore Molly Jordan who completed the five-kilometer race in 18:56.76, good for seventh place. She was followed by senior Jessica Grey (9th, 19:00.75), freshman Sarah-Emily Woodward (12th, 19:10.09), and freshman Becca Wheeler (15th, 19:41.85). The Lady Govs scoring five was rounded out by sophomore Unjala Lester (19th, 20:03.88).
Also competing for Austin Peay were Natalie Olberding (23rd, 20:19.07), Aleiha Romero (24th 20:30.89), Sarah Carpenter (30th, 20:54.8) and Michaela McGhee (42nd, 22:02.95)
“I thought we ran extremely well today,” said head coach Doug Molnar. “I thought we ran well as a pack, picking each other up when we needed it. Almost everybody ran a personal record today and it was a solid team performance.”
The Lady Govs will have another bye week before returning to action at the UE Cross Country Invitational hosted by Evansville. The five-kilometer race is scheduled for 11:00am, October 18th at Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville, Indiana.