CLINTON, Miss. – Union women's cross country finished third of 23 teams in the Watson Collegiate Classic, a 6,000-meter event hosted by Mississippi College on Friday morning.
Victoria Markham and
Addi Aguayo placed third and fourth, pacing Union with times of 22:45 and 22:58, seconds behind TAMU-Commerce's Anete Randma, who won the event at 22:23.
Just behind Union's sophomores came
Mary Scott Tritt (23:33 – 13th) and
Ayla Young (24:19 – 26th).
Freshman Mia Bunton was Union's final scoring runner with a mark of 25:03, while
Cami Haas (25:24) and
Sophie Crisler (26:55) rounded out the Union delegation.
McMurry University won the event, while host Mississippi College, the only other GSC team in the field, finished sixth.
Next, the Lady Bulldogs will compete at the GSC Championship on October 26. The event, hosted by Mississippi College, will take place on the same course as Friday's race.
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