SUU men fourth, women fifth at Big Sky cross country
Logan Peel and Angelina Lione led the Thunderbirds in Flagstaff.
CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah's men placed fourth and its women fifth at the Big Sky Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, in Flagstaff, Ariz., according to SUU Athletics.
The SUU men scored 93 points in the 8K, behind host Northern Arizona (20), Montana State (71) and Weber State (79). Junior Logan Peel led the Thunderbirds in 11th place in 24:20.7, followed by Tyler Saunders in 17th (24:53.0), Parker Barnes in 18th (24:55.8) and Jacob Russell in 24th (25:05.0).
The women scored 136 in the 5K, behind Northern Arizona (16), Montana State (77), Idaho (97) and Weber State (97). Junior Angelina Lione was 13th in 16:49.5, Audrey Hales 20th in 17:03.0 and Aspen Hacker 31st in 17:38.1.
"We finished where we thought we would and had some excellent performances along the way," head coach Isaac Wood said in the release.
Both teams will wait to learn whether they are selected for the NCAA Mountain Regional hosted by New Mexico on Nov. 13, according to SUU Athletics.