BOX SCORE

AUGUSTA, Kan. (SMU) – SMU cross country placed seventh at the American Athletic Conference Championships.  The Mustangs improved two spots over their 2019 performance during the cold conditions at 4 Mile Resort Course.
 
Featuring a seven-runner roster including three making their Mustang debut, SMU placed two inside the top 25 during their 7^th-place finish.. Freshman, Leoni Meirswa led the Mustangs with a 22^st-place showing (22:23.43) followed not too far behind by Maddie Hulcy (22:26.28) who placed in 24th. Hulcy improved by 20 spots over her freshman year showing.
 
Junior Tess Misgen (22:39.19) finished in 31^st, improving four spots over her 2019 performance. First-year Mustang, Mia Olsen (22:59.38) came in 43^rd in just under 23 minutes.
 
Making her Mustang debut, Jessie Crowley placed in 53^rd (23:32.47). Junior Olivia Lackner placed in 62^nd (23:51.62) while Lior Kremer (24:12.35) finished in 69^th.
 
The Mustangs placed just 21 points behind a top-five performance and held a comfortable 56-point lead over eighth-place Houston.
 
RESULTS

1. Tulsa 40
2. Wichita State 61
3. Cincinnati 70
4. Temple 104
5. UCF 143
6. ECU 153
7. SMU 164
8. Houston 220
9. Memphis 263
10. USF 273