LCU Competes In Annual Classic

STILLWATER, Okla. (October 2, 2011) - The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals cross country team competed in the 75^th Annual Cowboy Jamboree hosted by Oklahoma State University and the Lady Chaps finished in 23^rd place out of 32 teams in the college division.

Amanda Lopez had the top finish for the Lady Chaps, as she finished in 104^th with a time of 21:05.  The Lady Chaps were packed together, as Kirstie Whipple (115^th, 21:26) and Tashah Overbo (118^th, 21:27) finished less than a second apart from each ther and less than 30 seconds behind Lopez.  Allix Hardin was not too far behind them, as she finished 165^th with a time of 22:58.  Also running with the Lady Chaps was Kayla Ingraham (172, 23:09) and Erin Bailey (179^th, 23:37).

LCU finished in 23^rd with an average completion time of 22:01.  Friends University completed a solid finish to win the event, as they had four runners finish in the top six, with Jordan Arnold winning the event with a time of 18:11 among the field of 264 runners.  Friends averaged a finishing time of 18:47.