The Mississippi University for Women women’s cross country team finished 17th of 21 teams in the 5,000-meter run at the Jacksonville State University Foothills Invitational on Saturday in Jacksonville, Alabama.
The men’s team finished 19th among 25 schools in the men’s 8K run at the event.
Lillie Fisher’s time of 24 minutes, 33.4 seconds, which placed 82nd in the women’s event, was the best finish for either Owls team. Joshua Maughan’s time of 30:43.6 placed 83rd, tops for the Owls in the men’s event.
South Alabama won both races at the event, including a 1-2-3-4 finish in the men’s race.
The Owls will compete in the Mississippi College Invitational next week in Clinton. The women’s 5K starts at 9 a.m., and the men’s 8K starts at 9:15 a.m.
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