Lady Hawk harriers compete in University of Louisville Classic

By Blair Hooper

LOUISVILLE — The Shorter University women’s cross country team traveled to Louisville, Ky., on Saturday to compete in the Louisville Classic hosted by the University of Louisville.

The Lady Hawks, who are receiving votes in the latest NAIA Women’s Cross Country Top 25 Coaches Poll, placed 22nd out of 32 teams at the invitational and finished better than Peach State neighbor, Kennesaw State University.

In the group of 257 competitors, senior Sarah Massey crossed the finish line first for Shorter placing 16th overall with a time of 18:36, followed by Shea Spicher finishing in 19:16 to secure 60th place. Rachel McDaniel followed shortly after with a time of 19:53.

The Lady Hawks averaged 19:46 on the 5K course with a total time of 1 hour, 36 minutes. The Lady Hawks will race next on Oct.15 in Fayetteville, Ark., in the Chili Pepper Invite.