Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (SMU) — Rose Mburu led the Mustangs at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Cross Country Championship this morning, running a time of 20:09.1. The true freshman placed 24th in a competitive field. 

The ACC is full of national title contenders and four of the five scoring athletes for SMU were freshmen in Friday's race — showing a promising future for the Mustang squad. 

Senior Macey Hilton came across the line next after Mburu with a time of 20:45.0 in 65th — an improvement of nearly 30 placements from last year's first conference showing. 

Carolina Correia and Sophia Keditukei placed 73rd and 81st — a strong showing for the two freshman. Elizabeth Smits was the final scorer for the Mustangs and ran a PR time of 21:31.5. The team placed 14th overall. 

"You can't shortcut experience," Head Coach A'Havahla Haynes said. "We had four freshman in the scoring five. Today was a step in our growth. Not what we wanted, tough, but necessary. These moments are how a young team becomes a great one."

The Mustangs will compete next at the South Central Regional Championship on November 14th in Fayetteville. 
 

FULL MUSTANG RESULTS

24 Rose Mburu 20:09.1

65 Macey Hilton 20:45.0

73 Carolina Correia 20:51.3

81 Sophia Keditukei 20:58.4

114 Elizabeth Smits 21:31.5 (PR)

115 Ellie Grammas 21:31.8

125 Ruby Little 21:45.8 (PR)

138 Lena Suchowolak 22:04.3

TEAM SCORES

1 NC State 28

2 Notre Dame 89

3 North Carolina 127

4 Stanford 150

5 Virginia 170

6 Duke 198

7 Boston College 207

8 Virginia Tech 214

9 Wake Forest 227

10 Clemson 242

11 Louisville 265

12 Florida State 281

13 Syracuse 303

14 SMU 325

15 California 424

16 Pittsburgh 449

17 Georgia Tech 496

18 Miami 570