Cross Country Finishes Fifth At C-USA Championships

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Cross Country Finishes Fifth At C-USA Championships

Nov. 1, 2010

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (SMU) --- The SMU cross country team finished fifth at the C-USA Championship today. The race was a 5k run hosted by the University of Tulsa at the Indian Springs Country Club.

Leading the Ponies, Mary Alenbratt finished 10th and set a 5k personal best time of 17:07. As a result of her finish, Alenbratt was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team.

Senior Aasha Marietta set a personal best time of 17:48 placing 25th. The Mustangs had four finishers in the top-30 overall. Monika Korra coming in 27th with a time of 17:53 and Klara Bodinson completing the race in 17:56 for a 29th place finish, rounding out the group for SMU.

Freshmen Lovisa Lindh, Catriona McClowry and Caitlin Keen competed in their first C-USA Championship posting times of 18:22, 18:29 and 18:36, respectively.

SMU will be competing in the NCAA South Central Regionals on November 13 in Waco, Texas.

2009 C-USA WOMEN'S FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

1. Tulsa 27

2. Rice 57

3. UTEP 97

4. UAB 102

5. SMU 132

6. ECU 141

7. Houston 201

8. Southern Miss 211

9. Tulane 233

10. Memphis 293

11. UCF 334

12. Marshall 381