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Southern Illinois Invitational
Women's Cross Country Finishes Ninth at SIU
Oct 12, 2002 | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 12, 2002
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Senior Wendy Ragle, who was granted a fifth season of eligibility on a medical hardship appeal before this season began, led the Lady Tiger cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the SIU-Carbondale Invitational, Saturday. Ragle finished 29th overall in 19:59.85, her first time under 20 minutes on a 5K course so far this season.
Seniors Leslie Daley and Hayley Futrell were the next two Lady Tigers across the line, finishing 42nd and 50th, respectively. Daley finished in 20:20.90, while Futrell finished in 21:04.36. Both were personal bests for the season.
Karin Brooks rounded out the top five scoring runners with a 55th-place finish in 22:33.84.
Sue-Ann Bowen, Heather Woolls, Titian-Rose Whittle and Keenan Gibson also competed at the SIU meet.
The Lady Tigers will have an open week next weekend while preparing for their final regular season meet at Texas A&M, Oct. 19th. The week following the Texas A&M meet, the Lady Tigers will travel to Southern Miss to compete in the C-USA Championships, Nov. 2nd.
Team Scores 1. Southeast Missouri State, 47 points 2. Southern Indiana, 68 points 3. Indiana State, 87 points 4. Southern Illinois, 92 points 5. Illinois State, 105 points 6. Saint Louis, 161 points 7. Murray State, 182 points 8. Austin Peay, 261 points 9. Memphis 267 pointsTop 10 Finishers 1. Noa Beitler, Southern Illinois, 18:18.78 2. Jessica Crowder, Indiana State, 18:19.17 3. Jenny Farmer, Southern Indiana, 18:36.59 4. Katie Meehan, Southern Illinois, 18:41.27 5. Sheena Gooding, Austin Peay, 19:00.67 6. Betsy McDonald, Illinois State, 19:01.42 7. Casey Schneider, Southern Indiana, 19:03.82 8. Lindsay Zeiler, Southeast Missouri State, 19:04.52 9. Kris Woolf, Southeast Missouri State, 19:05.03 10. Kaci Pilcher, Southeast Missouri State, 19:07.31
Memphis Finishers 29. Wendy Ragle, 19:59.85 42. Leslie Daley, 20:20.90 50. Haley Futrell, 21:04.36 55. Karin Brooks, 22:33.84 56. Sue-Ann Bowen, 22:45.00 57. Heather Woolls, 23:41.87 60. Titian-Rose Whittle, 25:30.01 79. Keenan Gibson, 26:14.58
