Chicago State Women's Cross Country Place 10th at the Brescia Invitational

The Chicago State women's cross country team finished 10th in a 12-team field at the Brescia Invitational hosted by Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky this afternoon. The women competed in a 5,000m competition at Yellow Creek Park and were led by Brenda Jepkoech who finished the course in a time of 20:54.4. Breanna Alderton from Brescia was the individual race, traversing the course in a time of 18:18.3 and Southern Indiana won the team title, with a score of 28 (3, 4, 5, 7, 9).

A complete list of team scores and Cougars individuals listed below. 

Brescia Invitational
Hosted by Brescia University 
Yellow Creek Park (5,000m)
Owensboro, Kentucky

Team Results
1 Southern Indiana, 28
2 Thomas More, 73
3 Austin Peay, 79 
4 Brescia, 135
5 Indiana East, 147
6 Asbury University, 178
7 Bryan, 180
8 Oakland City, 198
9 Kaskaskia College, 217
10 Chicago State, 274
11 Midway, 286
12 Grace Christian, 290

Chicago State Individual Finishers
(26) Brenda Jepkoech, 20:54.4
(69) Angelica Moreno, 23:17.7
(72) Aileen Lopez, 23:34.4
(85) Faith Rotich, 24:17.4
(103) Jayda Ireland, 32:41.0
 

About Chicago State

Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).  The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. 

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