INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

GRIMESLAND, N.C. (SMU) - The SMU women's cross country team finished as the American Athletic Conference runner-up with a final point score of 68 behind the 46 of Tulsa. Junior Holly Archer was the top finisher for the Mustangs with a 6K time of 20:47.73 coming in 7^th place.

Seniors Shanoah Souza and Karoline Skatteboe weren't far behind as Souza came in 8^th place with a 20:49.26 time and Skatteboe came in 10^th place with a time of 20:53.38. Their team score of 68 just held off the third place team in UConn who finished with 73 points.

The difference between the two was the finish of SMU's 4^th and 5^th runners Rakel Barrientos and Agnes Sjostrom, Barrientos finished in 20^th with a 21:29.81 time and Sjostrom finished in 23^rd with a time of 21:40.49. Anneke Grogan and Rebekah Bosler also ran finishing 31^st and 40^th respectively, however only the top five finishers count towards the team score.

Temple's Blanca Fernandez won the individual race with a time of 20:06.00 edging out UConn's Emily Durgin. Tulsa's top three finishers Rachel Baptista, Stacie Taylor and Nicole Lee finished 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th to edge the top three of SMU.

This finish will set SMU up for the NCAA South Central Regional race on Nov. 13 at College Station where the top two team finishers will qualify for the NCAA National Championship race. Follow Mustang Cross Country on Twitter @SMUTrackFieldXC and on Instagram at smutrackandxc.