ST. LOUIS, Mo. – For the fourth time in her University of Evansville cross country career, senior Anna Lowry (Taylorville, IL/Taylorville) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Runner of the Week.

Lowry cut over 18 seconds off of her season-best 5-K time on Saturday, as she placed fifth out of 490 runners in the Blue Race at the 20^th annual Live In Lou Cross Country Classic at E.P. "Tom Sawyer" State Park in Louisville, Kentucky.  Lowry clocked in with a time of 18:24.7 to post her 17^th consecutive sub-19-minute 5-K time, dating back to her freshman year.

"I know it seems like I sound like a broken record with Anna every week, but she just always continues to amaze," said UE cross country head coach Don Walters.  "She is still not 100 percent health-wise, but each week, she goes out and does something on the course to make herself better. 

"I thought that she really came on strong towards the end of the race on Saturday, and when she does get back to being fully healthy, look out."

Evansville will take this week off before returning to Angel Mounds Cross Country Course on Saturday, October 16 to host the annual UE Invitational.  The men's 8-K event will begin the meet at 10 a.m., with the women's 6-K event set to follow.