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Tutt lead cross country to Huskie Invitational first place

DeKALB — Junior Ashley Tutt was crowned individual champion in back-to-back meets after winning the Huskie Invitational on Friday. The Huskies also won the team challenge which included Mid-American Conference teams University of Toledo, Central Michigan University, and Kent State University.

Four Huskies placed in the top-six places, which leaped them to a resounding victory in the Huskie Invitational, placing first out of 13 teams.

Tutt ran a time of 21:51.2, and beat the second place finisher by seventeen seconds.

“I felt really good,” Tutt said. “I was able to go in the second lap and I felt really smooth.