RICHMOND, Ky. – The Jacksonville University women's cross country team concluded its season Friday morning at the ASUN Championship hosted by Bellarmine.
As a team, JU finished eighth in the field and were led by a 25
th overall finish by sophomore
Isabel DeVos.
DeVos has been the driving force for the Dolphins since she stepped up on campus and continued that trend Friday by finishing as the top overall JU runner. She earned a time of 19:20.7. She finished nine spots higher than in last season's ASUN Championship.
Not far behind were both
Alexis Holmes and
Kyla Perez Rodriguez. Holmes, a junior, secured 42
nd place behind a time of 20:19.3. Perez, a freshman, earned 48
th place and a time of 20:43.0. Holmes jumped up 23 spots from her previous finish in last year's title race while Perez was less than a minute off her personal best time for her freshman campaign.
Rounding out the Dolphin contingency was senior
Annah Priyadi (66
th place, 22:04.4), freshman
Kiara Rakes (67
th place, 22:15.6) and sophomore
Caroline Stickler (22:29.6).
"It was not the race we wanted, but we were in this same position a few years ago when we raced in Nashville," head coach
Jordon Garman said. "We will adjust, we will be back and we will be better."
Full meet results can be viewed
HERE.