Women's Cross Country Competes in Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa. – The Belmont University Women's Cross Country team finished sixth at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Friday morning, held at the A.H. Blank Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. 

The Bruins scored 162 points, finishing ahead of UIC, Murray, and Valparaiso.
 
Sophie Nicholls led the Bruins, finishing in 20:31.8 to place 8th overall and earn All-Conference First Team honors. Last year, Nicholls placed 27th with a time of 21:56.84 as the Bruins' top finisher.
 
Freshman Isabella Harte followed closely behind, finishing 11th overall just seven seconds after Nicholls, and earned All-Conference Second Team honors. Harte has been a critical scorer along with Nicholls throughout the season.
 
Freshmen Sienna Anderson and Effie Ward also scored points for Belmont as the team's 3rd and 5th finishers. Junior Lilie Fouts finished 4th for the Bruins.
 
Senior Callie Kent hit a record personal best of 22:13.0, beating her previous time by over two minutes. Kent was narrowly edged out of Belmont's top 5 by Ward, who finished just a second sooner.

Rounding out the Bruins' roster was Hannah Clark, Clara Crain, and Carson Wasemiller, who finished as a trio.

Belmont Individual Finishes (Times)
8. Sophie Nicholls (20:31.8)
11. Isabella Harte (20:38.3)
44. Sienna Anderson (21:51.6)
50. Lilie Fouts (22:06.0)
56. Effie Ward (22:12.3)
58. Callie Kent (22:13.0)
61. Hannah Clark (22:20.2)
62. Clara Crain (22:20.4)
63. Carson Wasemiller (22:20.9)

Up Next
In two weeks, the Bruins travel to Tallahassee, Fla. for the NCAA South Regional Championship on Friday, Nov. 13.

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