SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The University of Indianapolis men's and women's cross country teams competed in the GLVC Cross Country Championships, where the women's squad finished seventh, and the men placed fifth on Saturday. 

 Elise Peckinpaugh highlighted the day for the Hounds with a fifth-place finish in the women's 6k with a new personal best time of 20:58.9. The juniors' All-Conference finish is the highest Greyhound finish on the women's side since Melissa Spencer's second-place finish in 2022. 

Junior Conyer Wilson joined Peckinpaugh as an All-Conference Honoree with a 16th-place finish in the men's 8k. Wilson's time of 24:41.9 is nearly a one-minute season's best. 

Behind Wilson, Ali Bensem was the next-best Hound on the men's side with a season's best of 24:58.8 to finish 25th. Pugh rounded out the top three on Benzem's heels, finishing 26th with a time of 24:59.4.

Sophomore Savannah Danielson was the second Hound to cross the finish for the women's squad, clocking a personal best of 22:41.4. Sophia Stadler rounded out the women's top three for UIndy, also achieving a personal best, clocking 23:12.1.

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The Hounds will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday, November 21st to compete in the NCAA DII Midwest Regional.