KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Truman State junior Clare Stahr has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week following her individual victory at the Brian T. Simpson Invitational.
Stahr led the 99-runner field Saturday at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, completing the five-kilometer race in 18:17.1. She held off Central Missouri's Jordyn Brown by 1.5 seconds to earn the individual title.
Stahr's victory led the Bulldogs to their second team championship of the season. Truman finished with 26 points, placing 25 points ahead of runner-up Central Missouri in the 11-team field.
The Bulldogs placed three runners among the top four, five among the top 11 and seven among the top 15. Kate Yates finished third in 18:31.7, while Phoebe Canatsey followed in fourth with a time of 18:36.6.
Sarah Williams placed ninth in 18:58.5, and Kendra Zeilstra completed Truman's team score by finishing 11th in 19:03.1. The Bulldogs' five scoring runners were separated by only 46 seconds.
McKenna Ledgerwood and Carmen Gentilia added 14th- and 15th-place finishes, respectively.
The team title followed Truman's season-opening victory at the Larry Young Invitational. The Bulldogs have finished fourth or better in each of their first three meets this season.
Truman returns to competition Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Griffon Invite in St. Joseph, Missouri. The women's race is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
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