NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For the sixth time in her career, senior Anna Lowry captured a race victory to lead the University of Evansville's women's cross country team in their season opener iat the Belmont Opener at Vaughan's Creek Cross Country Course at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.
Lowry captured the individual championship with a time of 17:42.751, winning the women's 5k race by six seconds as Evansville's women's team finished eighth in the 11-team field. On the day, Evansville finished ahead of Jacksonville State, Tennessee Tech, and Tennessee State.
The women's team's eighth-place finish was aided by Izzy Dawson (60th), Lauren Meyer (62nd), and Sam Weldon (63rd), who all finished under 22 minutes. Helping out Evansville's effort on the afternoon, Tess Crossley (23:02.332), Kennedy Jester (24:52.839), and Haley Dean (25:05.644) all finished inside the top 75 for the Aces.
Miami (Ohio) captured the team victory at the meet, earning 29 points with four top-10 finsihes.
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