Oct. 18, 2008

Results

CLINTON, Miss. - The Southern Miss cross country team placed second at the Choctaw Open hosted by Mississippi College Saturday as the final tune-up before heading to the Conference USA Championships, Nov. 1 in Memphis, Tenn.

The Golden Eagles placed three runners in the top 10 led by Zuna Portillo, who ran a season-best time of 19:26.18 in the 5K to finish second. Faith Ngobiro was ninth with a time of 20:57.21, while Terria Wheeler finished 10th with a time of 20:47.48.

Rounding out the Golden Eagle finishes include Cheris Fletcher 14th with a time of 21:20.80, Jolisa Evans 28th with a time of 23:08.85, Ke'Aura Lawson 32nd with a time of 24:02.12 and LeSheika Dinkins 33rd with a time of 24:07.16.