LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Furman women's cross country team won the 21st annual Live in Lou Classic hosted by the Louisville Sports Commission at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park, the site of the 2022 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, on Saturday.
The Paladins scored 44 points for the victory, while West Virginia finished second with 92 points and Grand Valley State took third with 132 points. Furman beat out ACC and SEC opponents Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia, Kentucky, and Louisville on the 5K course.
Junior Bethany Graham finished second with a time of 16:36.5 to lead the Paladins, while senior Abigail Robertson took fifth place with a time of 16:52.0. Freshman Jenna Mulhern (16:58.5) and sophomore Meghan Ford (16:59.5) finished back to back in tenth and 11th place, respectively, and junior Megan Marvin completed the Furman scorers in 16th place with a time of 17:05.9.
Sophomore Sierra Bower crossed the line in 17:14.6 for 29th place, and freshman Carly Wilkes was 31st at 17:20.3. Junior Emily Little placed 40th at 17:27.3, and junior Madelynne Cadeau turned in a time of 17:30.9 for 42nd place. Freshman Emma Jones finished in 81st place with a time of 17:57.6, and freshman Camryn Wennersten took 168th place at 18:34.0. Sophomore Callie Harper posted a time of 19:24.5 for 286th place, and junior Kylie Wittman was 289th at 19:25.3.
Three Furman men competed at the meet, including senior Josh Powers, who turned in a time of 25:12.4 for 155th place, and sophomore Ethan Vargas, who placed 157th at 25:13.4. Sophomore Casey Burr recorded a time of 25:44.0 for 206th place.
The Paladins will run at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wis., on Oct. 14, and at the Upstate Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C., on Oct. 15.
Complete Furman Results
Live in Lou Cross Country Classic
Women - 1st out of 41 teams - 5K - 44 points
2nd Bethany Graham 16:36.5
5th Abigail Robertson 16:52.0
10th Jenna Mulhern 16:58.5
11th Meghan Ford 16:59.5
16th Megan Marvin 17:05.9
29th Sierra Bower 17:14.6
31st Carly Wilkes 17:20.3
40th Emily Little 17:27.3
42nd Madelynne Cadeau 17:30.9
81st Emma Jones 17:57.6
168th Camryn Wennersten 18:34.0
286th Callie Harper 19:24.5
289th Kyle Wittman 19:25.3
Men - No Team Results - 8K
155th Josh Powers 25:12.4
157th Ethan Vargas 25:13.4
206th Casey Burr 25:44.0
