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Women's Cross Country

Women's cross country wins college division at Chili Pepper Invite

Fayetteville, Ark. -- The Missouri Southern women's cross country team had three runners in the top 11 of the college division standings and won that portion of the Chili Pepper Invitational today hosted on the campus of the Unviersity of Arkansas. 

Emily Harris and Dora Eastin finished 46th and 48th overall, but the pair were fifth and sixth amongst non-Division I runners. Harris completed the 5k course in a time of 17:39.3, while Eastin crossed the finish line in a time of 17:44.5. 

Dana Roberson placed 75th overall, while Sierra Gray and Kayla Bartelsmeyer placed 103rd and 107th, respectively. Lizzy Kirby was 128th, while Addie Mengwasser placed 145th. Kaitlyn Eibl was 240th, while Kelly Jo Roberts placed 258th. 

The Lions scored 60 points with all five scoring runners placing in the top 20 of the college division standings. Oklahoma City was second with a point total of 125, while Harding, West Texas A&M and Iowa Central rounded out the top five team scores. 

The Lions will be back in action next weekend as the team travels to Bolivar to compete in the Southwest Baptist Invitational. 

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Players Mentioned

Kayla Bartelsmeyer

Kayla Bartelsmeyer

Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Dora Eastin

Dora Eastin

Distance
5' 9"
Senior
Sierra Gray

Sierra Gray

Distance
5' 2"
Sophomore
Emily Harris

Emily Harris

Distance
5' 6"
Sophomore
Lizzy Kirby

Lizzy Kirby

Distance
5' 0"
Redshirt
Addie Mengwasser

Addie Mengwasser

Distance
5' 7"
Junior
Dana Roberson

Dana Roberson

Distance
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kayla Bartelsmeyer

Kayla Bartelsmeyer

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Dora Eastin

Dora Eastin

5' 9"
Senior
Distance
Sierra Gray

Sierra Gray

5' 2"
Sophomore
Distance
Emily Harris

Emily Harris

5' 6"
Sophomore
Distance
Lizzy Kirby

Lizzy Kirby

5' 0"
Redshirt
Distance
Addie Mengwasser

Addie Mengwasser

5' 7"
Junior
Distance
Dana Roberson

Dana Roberson

5' 6"
Junior
Distance