Allen Excels at NCAA Cross Country Regional

Friday, November 11

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2016 NCAA Midwest Regional

Allen Excels at NCAA Cross Country Regional

November 11, 2016 | Women's Cross Country

By: MSU Athletics Communications

Final NCAA Results | Final Season Stats

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Missouri State junior Jessica Allen ran a personal-best time of 21:32.0 Friday morning to lead the Bears' efforts at the NCAA Midwest Regional here.

Allen's performance placed her 66th in the field of 235 runners on the six-kilometer course at the Ashton Cross Country Course. Her 17:56.5 pace at the five-kilometer mark was also a personal best at that distance, helping her push to the front of MSU's pack for the sixth time in six races this season.

"I thought Jessi ran a very strong race," said MSU head coach Jordan Fife. "She put herself up with the main group early and came through 5k well under her personal best. She was still able to finish strong, and I think she learned a lot today about what she's capable of."

As a team, the Bears finished with 828 points to place 30th in the 33-team field. Missouri (83) won the team championship to edge Oklahoma State (89), Iowa State (90) and Minnesota (131) at the top of the pack. Northern Iowa finished tenth as the top Missouri Valley Conference program at the meet, while Wichita State was 12th and Bradley was 15th.

"I think if we would have run to our potential, we would have finished several spots higher," Fife said. "We didn't get our best race from the full team today. We get nearly our entire varsity squad back next year and can add freshman Grace Breiten who redshirted this year. So we are very excited about our future."

Savannah Aleckson finished with a mark of 22:52.6 to finish in 176th place, while sophomore Jade Raynor set a personal best of 23:25.6 to finish 204th. Sophomore Renae Buschling was close behind at 23:32.1 (207th), while Jordyn Capra (209th) led MSU's newcomers with a time of 23:35.3. Sophomore Mercedes Robinson (24:40.8) and freshman Danielle Bohannon (25:05.5) also competed for the Bears at the highly-competitive national qualifier.

Missouri junior Karissa Schweizer (19:54.4) was the overall individual winner, while Wichita State's Rebekah Topham, the MVC champion, was the best performer from The Valley with a 15th-place showing.

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Missouri State Results
66. Jessica Allen 21:32.0
176. Savannah Aleckson 22:52.6
204. Jade Raynor 23:25.6
207. Renae Buschling 23:32.1
209. Jordyn Capra 23:35.3
230. Mercedes Robinson 24:40.8
232. Danielle Bohannon 25:05.5

Final Team Standings
1. Missouri 83
2. Oklahoma State 89
3. Iowa State 90
4. Minnesota 131
5. Kansas 154
6. Tulsa 190
7. Oklahoma 228
8. Northwestern 264
9. Northern Illinois 267
10. Northern Iowa 333
11. South Dakota 347
12. Wichita State 348
13. South Dakota St. 396
14. Illinois 423
15. Bradley 428
16. Southeast Missouri St. 448
17. Iowa 452
18. North Dakota St. 464
19. Nebraska 480
20. Eastern Illinois 489
21. Kansas State 567
22. Loyola Chicago 579
23. Creighton 618
24. SIU Edwardsville 644
25. Saint Louis 673
26. UMKC 736
27. Illinois Chicago 757
28. Omaha 758
29. DePaul 767
30. Missouri State 828
31. North Dakota 865
32. Drake 902
33. Oral Roberts 939