Missouri State

Results

JOPLIN -- Missouri State senior Jessica Allen ran a career best five-kilometer time of 17:06.7 to finish second place overall at the Southern Stampede. Allen led a pack of 15 Bears competing Saturday, which featured 279 runners from 33 Division I and Division 2 programs.

Allen's time marks a new personal best by almost a minute and sits as the second fastest 5K in school history.

MSU was one of four Division I programs in the race including Arkansas, Tulsa and Wichita State. As a team the Bears finished in eighth place with a team score of 223 points.

Grace Breiten marked a 38th place finish after running a 18:16.61 race, while Jordyn Capra ran a personal best 18:39.97 and crossed the finish line in 61st place.

Finishing in the top 70 for the Bears are Paityn Howat and Erica Wollmering. Howat finished in 65^th place with a time of 18:45.49 and Wollmering finished in 66^th place with a career best 18:45.64 5K time.

The Bears will have two weeks to prepare for their next race when they return to the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. on Sept. 30.

Missouri State Individual Finishers
 2. Jessica Allen (17:06.7)
38. Grace Breiten (18:16.61)
61. Jordyn Capra (18:39.97)
65. Paityn Howat (18:45.49)
66. Erica Wollmering (18:45.64)
82. Madeline Saville (18:58.51)
90. Danielle Bohannon (19:04.19)
102. Renae Buschling (19:14.34)
127. Lindsey Biesemeyer (19:37.07)
153. Mercedes Robinson (19:52.40)
171. Caroline Duboeuf (20:12.25)
196. Kayla Fallis (20:43.18)
217. Claire Schwarz (21:09.73)
240. Amber Obermaier (21:49.92)
256. Emily Graham (22:11.37)

Team Scores (Division I)
1. Tulsa (26)
2. Wichita State (50)
3. Arkansas (74)
4. Missouri State (78)

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