Musketeers Place Sixth at Commodore Classic

Saturday, September 16

Nashville, Tenn.

10 a.m.

Xavier University

Commodore Classic

09.16.17 | Cross Country

Results (PDF)

Madeline Britton paces Xavier with an 8th place finish (17:46.90 - 5K)

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Xavier women's cross country placed sixth (out of 17 teams) at the Commodore Classic on Saturday morning. The meet was hosted by Vanderbilt at Percy Warner Park.

Madeline Britton paced the Musketeers with a top-10 finish out of 149 runners.

Xavier competed against two nationally ranked teams in No. 14 Missouri and No. 21 Eastern Michigan and the host Commodores who were receiving votes. Five other teams were ranked in the top-13 of their respective regions entering the week.

WOMEN'S TOP FIVE - 5K

Madeline Britton - 8th (17:46.90)
Anna Kostarellis - 25th (18:06.10)
Jenna Clayworth - 30th (18:10.20)
Allison Sinning - 33rd (18:18.00)
Madeline Dingle - 42 (18:22.40)

WOMEN'S RESULTS

1. Ohio State - 60 pts.
2. Vanderbilt - 93 pts.
3. Missouri - 103 pts.
4. Eastern Michigan - 123 pts.
5. Lipscomb - 127 pts.
6. Xavier - 128 pts.
7. Miami (Ohio) - 147 pts.
8. Belmont - 226 pts.
9. MTSU - 246 pts.
10. Butler - 278 pts.
11. IUPUI - 335 pts.
12. Southern Illinois - 338 pts.
13. Tennessee Tech - 378 pts.
14. Kennesaw State - 411 pts.
15. Marshall - 445 pts.
16. Austin Peay - 452 pts.
17. Western Kentucky - 523 pts.

QUOTING COACH ORNER

"Today went really well for our girls. These were the type of results that we've been trying to achieve for the past year. Our top five executed the race plan to perfection which I think really worked in our favor over the last mile. This was a challenging course with unfavorable heat at the start so we wanted to manage our effort early in the race, use the hills in the 2nd mile to our advantage while still leaving enough in the tank to hammer the last 1K. The theme coming into this weekend was to earn respect and make a statement. We accomplished both of those goals today, finishing so close to some of the top nationally ranked teams. We have a long way to go before BIG EAST but I'm really proud of our girls and they deserve to celebrate todays results."

"Individually Maddie Britton led the way with one of her best performances in over a year. Although times were slow, Maddie had a breakthrough day to finish in the top ten with so many strong teams and individuals in the race."

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers return to action at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday, Sept. 29. The meet is being hosted by Cedarville University.