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Tops, Lady Tops both place sixth at Louisville meet

Western Kentucky's men's and women's squads both placed sixth in their second meet of the season Saturday at the Live in Lou Classic in Louisville.

The women finished sixth out of 16 teams in their 5K and were led by Rory O’Connor, who placed 16th out of 157 runners after finishing with a time of 18 minutes, 39.4 seconds. The men placed sixth out of 13 schools in their 8K while being paced by Emerson Wells, who finished 11th out of 119 competitors with a mark of 25:17.4.

“I thought today’s race went pretty well overall,” WKU cross country coach Brooks LeCompte said in a news release.