Lady Owls finish fifth at St. Louis Fall Classic

The William Woods women garnered two top-20 finishes to earn fifth place at the St. Louis Fall Cross Country Classic on Saturday.

Lady Owls senior Lee Anna Sanders' time of 19 minutes, 11 seconds earned her ninth place, matching her highest finish of the season. Freshman Grace Young logged the best finish of her career, taking 19th place in 20:05.

Junior Samantha Brolaski rounded out the William Woods women, finishing 26th in 20:28.

Junior Kaleb Wilson paced Owl runners in the men's race, taking fifth place in 26:21. Freshman Kyle Gabrielson ran a time of 28:32, while redshirt senior Blake Cowers finished in 28:39.

The men's and women's teams will run at the American Midwest Conference championships on Friday, Nov. 7 in Columbia.