BOONE, N.C. – Behind a 29th place finish from Rebecca Parker, Georgia Southern Cross Country placed ninth in the 2017 Sun Belt Cross Country Championships. The Eagles covered the 5K course in 1:35.01. Parker led the team with a time of 18:40.0 with the top five Eagles finishing over a span of 31 seconds.
With Georgia State's sixth place finish on Saturday, the Panthers earned a point in the Southern vs. State Rivalry Series. The Panthers now lead 2.5 to 0.5.
TEAM RESULTS
1 - Texas State
2 - Appalachian State
3 - South Alabama
4 - Arkansas State
5 - Louisiana
6 - Georgia State
7 - Coastal Carolina
8 - UT Arlington
9 - Georgia Southern
10 - Little Rock
11 - Troy
12 - UL Monroe
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
29 - Rebecca Parker
34 - Ellunde Montgomery
46 - Sholonda Snell
48 - Bailey Willett
49 - Kaitlin Rocker
81 - Breanna Thornton
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will wrap-up the 2017 Cross Country season on November 18 in the NCAA South Regional in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.