September 07, 2002
USI cross country team takes third at Division I meet
Farmer places second as an individual
The University of Southern Indiana women’s cross country team took third in the Belmont Cross Country Invitational on Friday. The invitational featured eight NCAA Division I women’s teams.
The USI women’s third place team was led by the successful return of junior Jenny Farmer (Princeton, Indiana). Farmer, who missed the 2001 cross country season with a broken leg, placed second with a time of 11:00.90 around the 2-mile course, four seconds behind first place Cara Nichols of Western Kentucky University.
Sophomore Casey Schneider (New Salisbury, Indiana) joined Farmer in the top 15 with a time of 11:33.98.
In the team standings, USI lost to Vanderbuilt University and Belmont, but defeated the University of Alabama, the University of Evansville, Western Kentucky, David Lipscomb University, the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Tennessee State University, Austin Peay State University, North Alabama University and Beville Community College.
USI TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SCORES:
Women’s Teams Scores:
1. Vanderbilt 37
2. Belmont 48
3. Southern Indiana 83
4. Alabama 119
5. Evansville 133
6. Western Kentucky 180
7. David Lipscomb 215
8. Alabama-Birmingham 230
9. Tennessee State 234
10. Austin Peay 261
11. North Alabama 281
12. Beville C.C. 360
USI Individual Scores:
Name, Finish/ Time
Jenny Farmer (Princeton, IN), 2nd/11:00.90
Casey Schneider (New Salisbury, IN), 14th/11:33.98
Heather Cooksey (Brownsburg, IN), 19th/11:45.80
Cassie Bartlett (Huntingburg, IN), 22nd/11:52.63
Jessica Jones (Rockport, IN), 34th/12:07.49
Sunny Hipple (Corydon, IN), 42nd/12:19.75
Jennifer Finch (Warsaw, IN), 43rd/12:19.96
Laura Holhowski (Hebron, IN), 54th/12:32.04
Erin Oxendine (Oakland City, IN), 75th/13:07.21
Sharon Swart (Wheatfield, IN), 98th/15:43.63
Ray Simmons, USI Sports Information
