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Ames, Takele lead WKU at Greater Louisville Classic

Western Kentucky's cross country team saw Savannah Ames and Endalow Takele lead their respective squads Saturday at the Greater Louisville Classic.

Ames finished fifth in the women’s silver 5K race while Takele took fourth place in the men’s blue 8K race at the E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville.

Ames finished fifth among Division I runners in the women’s silver race with a time of 19 minutes, 21.52 seconds. Brianna Wolken finished 10th with a 20:40.67 mark while Morgan Kannapel and Rylie Mercer crossed in 14th and 15th with times of 21:25.61 and 21:37.65, respectively. Rebecca Cook rounded out the Lady Toppers’ scoring with a 23:16.