DUBUQUE, Iowa – The University of Dubuque women's cross country team competed in the American Rivers Conference Championships on Saturday and finished sixth of nine teams in the conference. Dede Davis earned all-conference honors again this season with an 11th place finish. 

Davis led the Spartans with a personal-best time of 22:29.3 in the 6k event, which is also the second fastest 6,000 kilometer time in UD women's cross country history. Her time was quick enough for 11^th place in the meet, earning her all-conference honors for the second consecutive season. Every UD runner in the 6k race achieved a personal best on Saturday. Kiana Vogel finished 35^th with a time of 23:37.0. Alexia Pecora finished 62^nd in the meet with a time of 24:31.5. Jaide Flowers and Mackenzie Rader rounded out the Spartans place finishers with times of 24:42.2 and 25:03.3 respectively, good for 65^th and 77^th in the conference championship meet.

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The Spartans will race in the NCAA Midwest Region Championships on November 15 at 12:00 p.m. at the Max Cross Country Course in Waverly, Iowa. The best finishers will advance to the NCAA Championships on November 22.