DALLAS, TX. – The Lincoln University women’s cross country team competed in the Heartland Conference Tournament finishing fourth out of eight teams Saturday.
The Blue Tigers, with a total of 96 points, finished 75 points behind first-place Dallas Baptist that won the tournament by a large margin, as Incarnate Word placed second, but were 57 points off the pace.
Senior Kaydian Howell paced Lincoln, as she has in most of the runs this year, finishing in seventh with a time of 23:52. Dallas Baptist’s Hannah Steffan won the tournament with a time of 22:40, 24 seconds better than teammate Laura Mucho.
Keniesha Jones crossed second for the Blue Tigers with a time of 24:18 to place her in 11th overall.
Kimberly Hodges finished in 21st with a time of 26:06. Yanique Haye wasn’t far off Hodges’ time, clocking in with a time of 26:31 to spot her in 28th place.
The Campbell’s were the next to cross for the Blue Tigers, as Sheri Kay Campbell finished in 37th with a time of 27:52, while Anna Kay Campbell crossed with a time of 28:33 to place in 43rd.
Racquel Anderson and Michelle Cumberbatch rounded out the runners for Lincoln, with Anderson placing in 48th with a time of 29:06 and Cumberbatch finished in 49th with a time of 29:46.
For their performances, Howell and Jones were named to the Heartland All-Conference team. The top 15 placers in the Conference Tournament were named to the list, with Howell landing on the All-Conference Team for her seventh-place finish, while Jones was named to the Honorable Mention Team for placing 11th.