Women's Cross Country Places 11th

Complete Results

TAMPA, Fla. – The DePaul women’s cross country team finished in 11th place on Saturday morning at the eighth annual Conference USA Championships.  The 6k race took place at the USF Golf Course in Tampa and was won for the fourth straight year by Marquette.  Marlene Key led DePaul by finishing 28th overall.

Key finished in a time of 22:43.80 while Carrie Moffett placed 35th in 23:01.40.  Shelley Knight was 55th and was followed by Olivia Conlon in 72nd place.  Knight ran the 6k course in 23:53.20 and Conlon finished in 24:26.80.

The Golden Eagles women's team took the team title with 43 points, edging out TCU (55 points) for second place.  USF finished third with 118 points.  Junior Mary Kinyanjui of TCU captured the individual title with a time of 20:45.40, while teammate Ami Batler placed second with a time of 20:46.30 and Marquette's Jodi Jakubek was third with a time of 20:56.30.

Women's 6k Team Results
1. Marquette (43)
2. TCU (55)
3. USF (118)
4. Charlotte (151)
4. UAB (151)
6. Cincinnati (156)
7. Tulane (171)
8. East Carolina (184)
9. Louisville (203)
10. Southern Miss (271)
11. DePaul (271)
12. Houston (304)
13. Saint Louis (337)
14. Memphis (340)

Women’s Individual Awards
Individual Champion: Mary Kinyanjui, TCU

First Team All-Conference
Mary Kinyanjui, TCU
Ami Batler, TCU
Jodi Jakubek, Marquette
Bente General, USF
Christa Benton, USF

Second Team All-Conference
Heidi Lindeman, Marquette
Jessica Hellender, USF
Brianna Dahm, Marquette
Cassie Ficken, Charlotte
Amanda Kara, UAB

Third Team All-Conference
Katrina Zielinski, TCU
Jamie Haro, Marquette
Caitlin Littlefield, East Carolina
Audrey Schiltz, Marquette
Calandra Stewart, TCU

Freshman of the Year
Heidi Lindeman, Marquette

Co-Coaches of the Year
Dave Uhrich, Marquette
Derek Koonts, TCU

DePaul University Athletics

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