Southern Miss XC Finishes 2nd at Blazer Classic

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Southern Miss Golden Eagle cross country squad placed second at the second-annual Blazer Classic held by UAB.

Overall, five out of the 11 runners ran to new personal bests at UAB. The team finished with an average time of 21:23 and had a total of 94 points.

Senior Sandra Szpott led the team, finishing in third place out of the 215 runners with a time of 20:52.26, a new personal best. Sophomore Lina May came in 12^th with a new personal best of 21:21:98. Emma Kate Holdbrooks finished in 15^th place with a time of 21:24.24, a new personal best for the redshirt junior. Monika Gebarzewska came in 20^th, crossing the finish line in 21:29.14; a new personal best for her. Kate Mattox finished in 45^th with a time of 21:50.43. Sarah McMillon finished just behind her in 21:51.42 in 46^th place. That's a new personal best for the senior. Regen McGee finished in 55^th place with a 22:06.70 time. In 66^th was Savannah McMillon in 22:21.17, and in 72^nd was Katelyn Cartwright in 22:24.08. Theresa Harto finished in 88^th in 22:48.48. Rounding out the top-100 was freshman Carlin Beal in 23:02.14. This was both Beal and Cartwright's first 6k race.

The Golden Eagles finished ahead of Charlotte, South Alabama, Mississippi State, Samford, Alabama, Memphis, Belmont, UAB, Kennesaw State, North Alabama, Florida Atlantic, Troy, Northern Colorado, Montevallo, Mercer, Nicholls, Birmingham-Southern, Spartanburg Methodist, Marion Military Institute, Fort Valley State, Mississippi Valley State, and Mississippi Uni. for Women. Southern Miss finished behind Florida State.

This was the last regular-season meet for the Golden Eagles. Next up will be the Conference Championships, hosted this year by WKU in Bowling Green, Ky. The meet will take place on Nov. 2 and it will be a 5k race.

Southern Miss XC Finishes 2nd at Blazer Classic

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Players Mentioned

Carlin Beal

Katelyn Cartwright

Monika Gebarzewska

Theresa Harto

Emma Kate Holdbrooks

Kate Mattox

Lina May

Regen McGee

Sarah McMillon

Savannah McMillon

Sandra Szpott