LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Lady Tigers shined on Saturday as they participated in the Greater Louisville Classic.
In their third 5K of the season, Campbellsville was able to use numerous personal bests to record an 11
th place finish with a 19:41 average, the fastest in school history.
Hailey Stallings continues to climb her way up the Lady Tiger records list as her time of 18:41.2, makes her only the second Campbellsville runner to break the 19-minute barrier. Stallings was able to use this mark for an overall, 17
th place finish.
In a field of 533 overall runners, the trio of
Miranda Rzendzian,
Mia Rodriguez, and
Gabrielle Velez, were able to develop a nice pack to help carry the Lady Tigers to their 11
th place team finish.
Rzendzian was able to lead the group improving her personal best time of 20:13, to a new mark of 19:44.0 and a 108
thplace finish. Rzendzian's mark places her 7
th all-time on the top ten fast times in school history.
Rodriguez was able to closely follow Rzendzian, finishing in 111
th with a time of 19:45.7.
Velez, making her debut for the Lady Tigers, joined the tail end of their group finishing 131
st overall. Velez used a mark of 19:51.3 to narrowly miss marking her name on the all-time list.
To round out the top five scorers for the Lady Tigers,
Hailey Shank barely missed a top 200 finish as her 20:24.3 helped her finish 209
th overall.
The remaining runners for CU consisted of
Ashlyn Elmore,
Olivia Napier, and
Maggie Parrish. Elmore was able to improve upon a 21:51 in their season opener, to run a 20:49, finishing 262
nd in the race.
Napier, making her season debut, was able to mark a personal best as well. After her previous best as a Lady Tiger was a 23:33, her freshman season, Napier was able to debut with a 21:12.7 and a 309
th finish. Parrish closely followed with her own personal best mark of 21:16.2 and 317
th.
The Lady Tigers were able to finish 11
th out of a stout field of 62 teams, including top teams in the country at the NAIA and NCAA Division I and Division II levels.
Campbellsville will return to action on October 11
th as the will travel to Wilmington, Ohio to compete in the Jenna Strong Invitational.