DENTON, Texas – WKU Cross Country closed out competition in Denton, Texas for the 2022 C-USA held at the TWU Soccer Complex.
As a whole, the women's squad placed ninth – their best finish since 2015, averaging a 24.90 pace in the 6k.
The third time this season, Lucy Rutherford led the pack now with a top-50 finish for the Red and White. The junior from Nashville completed her second-best 6k time at the championships, clocking in at 23:28.10.
WKU Women's Results
40th – Lucy Rutherford– 23:28.10
60th – Mary Dye – 24:38.20
61st – Audrey Boles – 24:45.70
62nd –Jenna Vaughn– 24:50.70
67th – Rylee Evans – 25:40.80
78th – Emma Campbell – 27:43.50
The men wrapped up the championship in eighth-place, surpassing their ninth-place finale in 2021. Junior Brad Wiggins finished first on behalf of WKU for the second consecutive meet. The transfer clocked in at 27:15.50 in the men's 8k, in which the team averaged 28.97.
WKU Men's Results
43rd – Brad Wiggins – 27:15.50
51st – Ciro Albamont – 28:11.60
56th – Dalton Lesher – 28:28.90
60th – Aidan Nix – 29:02.40
62nd – Jordan Eddy – 29:08.20
67th – Miles Huff – 30:16.50
68th – Tyler Bass – 31:04.10
Next up, WKU will plan to send freshman Rylee Evans and junior Lucy Rutherford to the NCAA Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, Nov. 11.
How to Follow XC/Track and Field: For complete information on WKU XC and T&F, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUTrackField. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
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