Injuries limit team’s performance at conference championship

Freshman Grace Moore (left), sophomore Katie Leisher and freshman Millie Howard practice at Belmont Plateau on Oct. 26. PATRICK CLARK | FILE PHOTOSix Owls made the trip to Houston to compete in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Tom Tellez Track from Friday through Sunday.

Coach Elvis Forde said the“nagging injuries” some athletes dealt with affected the amount of athletes he decided to bring on the trip to Texas.

Of those who competed in preliminary rounds, freshman distance runner Millie Howard was the only one to get past the qualifying round. After winning her heat in the 800-meter preliminary on Friday, Howard finished third overall with a…