OBERLIN, Ohio – The Centre women's cross country team made the trip to the Buckeye State to compete against some of the toughest teams in the Great Lakes Region. For the second straight week against elite competition, the Colonels finished in seventh place.
 
Centre's combined team score for the meet was 218 points, nine back of covenant and 15 ahead of eighth place Franciscan (Ohio).
 
Individually, Emma Musgrave had another great race for the Colonels, clocking in at an even 23:36 on the 6k course to finish 21^st overall in the stacked field. Abi Albright was close to follow, posting a time of 23:48.4 to land just outside the individual top 25.
 
The next Centre runner to cross the finish line was Olivia Chrapliwy, who posted a time of 24:13.9, good for 45^th place overall.
 
Claire Barnett (24:24.5; 56^th place) and McKinley Richardson (24:48.3; 70^th place) were the final scored times for the Colonels on the afternoon. It was Richardson's first time in the top five for the Colonels this season.
 
NEXT UP
 
The next meet for Centre women's cross country will be the Southern Athletic Association Championships on Oct. 31.