Women's Cross Country Report (Week 5) - Franklin Places Sixth at Louisville Classic

GREENWOOD, IN - Franklin College continued a strong season with a sixth place finish at the 35-team Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic this past weekend.  The Grizzlies earned 231 points at the meet which was won by the University of Kentucky.

Junior Heather Waterman (Shelbyville, Ind./Morristown) continued her standout season with another top five finish.  The junior posted a personal-best time of 18:45.34 to finish fourth and earned her third HCAC Runner of the Week honor.

Hanover and Transylvania each competed at the meet.  The Panthers earned a 17th place finish and were led by Shawna McLetchie (Lexington, Ky./Catholic).  The junior returned to her home state and finished 59th among the 298 runners.  Transylvania finished 26th in the team standings.

Rose-Hulman earned the title at the Earlham Invitational.  The Engineers swept the top five spots at the meet and were the only school to post a team score. Senior Melissa Rogers (Crawfordsville, Ind./Southmont) finished first overall with a time of 20:04 on the 5K course.

Bluffton, Defiance, and Mount St. Joseph competed at the All-Ohio Championships.  The Mount did not post a team score on the women's side, while Defiance placed 37th and Bluffton 40th among the 42 institutions.

The upcoming weekend is light as only three schools will hit the course.  Rose-Hulman, Franklin, and Manchester will run at the Rose-Hulman Invitational Saturday afternoon.