Clinton, Miss.- The Blue Mountain Christian women's cross-country team earned a 13th-place finish at the Watson Cross Country Classic in Clinton, Mississippi, finishing with 375 points in the women's 6K race.
Ella Shepherd led the way for the Toppers, placing 32nd overall with a time of 23:53.4. Shepherd continued to provide a strong presence at the front of the BMCU lineup, recording the team's fastest time of the morning. Shepherd also set a personal record in the 6K.
Kaedyn Wilson followed with a 57th-place finish, crossing the line in 24:41.7. Wilson joined Shepherd in leading the Toppers, giving Blue Mountain Christian two runners inside the top 60.
Lauren Paul was another Topper that set a personal record 6K, the third Topper to cross the finish line, placing 93rd overall with a time of 25:52.3. Ruth Hutchinson followed in 107th place, finishing in 26:19.3, a personal record for Hutchinson.
Josie Meeks rounded out the team's scoring five with a personal record, placing 148th with a time of 28:14.7. The Toppers' top five runners combined for a total time of 2:09:02, averaging 25:49 per runner with a spread of 4:22 between their first and fifth finishers.
Leah Montgomery completed the BMCU lineup, finishing 190th overall with a time of 31:27.4.
Blue Mountain Christian showed improvement in its team positioning throughout the race, moving from 15th place at the 2K and 4K checkpoints to 13th by the finish.
 
BMCU individual results (6K)
32nd – Ella Shepherd – 23:53.4 PR
57th – Kaedyn Wilson – 24:41.7
93rd – Lauren Paul – 25:52.3 PR
107th – Ruth Hutchinson – 26:19.3 PR
148th – Josie Meeks – 28:14.7 PR
190th – Leah Montgomery – 31:27.4
 
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