LOUISVILLEY, Ky. – Cougar cross country had a strong performance at the Louisville Classic Saturday morning.
 
SIUE had two runners finish in the top 25. Senior Tyler Guthrie finished 20th out of 323 runners, with a time of 25:23.3 in the men's 8,000-meter race. Freshman Erica Woodard finished 14th out of 229 runners, with a time of 18:42.8 in the women's 5,000-meter race.
 
Following Guthire in the men's race was Jackson Edwards (79/ 26:12.0), Logan Luttrell (147/26:56.4), Tanner Emerson (157/27:05.0), D'Andre Watson (202/27:38/0), Cullen Krieg (235/28:02.5) and Jack Willenborg (285/29:20.8)
 
On the women's side there were notable performances by Sophia Harrison (59/19:32.6), Mia Loafman (60/19:34.4), Ana Keller (99/20:09.5), Arianna Neisen (113/20:19.2), Riley Doyle (119/20:27.5), Courtney Anthonies (126/20:32.7), Emilee Franklin (133/20:37.2) and Lexi Kampwerth (187/22:01.9).
 
As a team, the men's cross country placed 22nd out of 30, running an average time of 26:39.18. The women's team placed 12th of 24 teams, running an average time of 19:40.70.
 
The Cougars had a strong performance in the heat of the weekend. "Our group overcame warmer temperatures and a jam-packed field to have strong performances at Louisville," assistant coach Joshua Wolfe said. "This was the perfect test before heading to Bradley in a few weeks."
 
Up next, the Cougars run at the Bradley Pink Classic October 18. Runners are set to start at 1:30 p.m.
 
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