Moffett Wins Conference USA Title

HATTIESBURG, Miss – Erin Moffett became the first DePaul women’s cross country runner to win a league title since 1992 when she captured the individual title at the annual Conference USA Championships on Saturday at the Van Hook Golf Course.

Moffett, a junior from Lake Zurich, Ill., won the meet in 20:54.68, finishing ahead of Marquette’s Jessie Swan who clocked a 21:06.93. Moffett is DePaul’s first conference champion since Alison Grosset won the 1992 Great Midwest Conference title.

Along with Moffett, Leah Rygh finished second for the Blue Demons and 16^th overall in 22:23.10 while Shelley Knight was 26^th and Marlene Key 27^th.

DePaul as a team posted the program’s highest finish in C-USA with a third place showing.

1^st Erin Moffett – 20:54.68

16^th Leah Rygh – 22:23.10

26^th Shelley Knight – 23:00.44

27^th Marlene Key – 23:06.90

36^th Jessica Karlin – 23:29.29

97^th Trina Knight – 27:16.07

102^nd Jacklyn Giordano – 36:06.49

DePaul University Athletics

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