STORM LAKE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque women's cross country team competed at the American Rivers Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, with Dede Davis leading the Spartans to a runner-up finish and tying the best finish by a UD women's cross country runner at the conference championships.

Davis ran her final conference championships 6k race on Saturday, running a time of 21:45.3, finishing just five seconds behind the leader. Her runner-up finish today is the best of her career at the conference championships, and she is now a three-time all-conference performer. Davis ran the fastest time of any UD runner at the conference championships on Saturday, beating the previous time by 20 seconds.

Kylie Olmstead was the second Spartan to cross the finish line with a time of 24:14.4 and a 52nd-place finish. Keely Williams was 67th after running 24:59.3, and Jaide Flowers finished 83rd with a time of 25:29.0. Maia Acton ran 26:04.8, Alexia Pecora ran 27:04.5, and Delainey Woodman rounded out the field for the Spartans with 27:55.8.

Team Standings
1. Wartburg - 33
2. Central - 49
3. Loras - 66
4. Simpson - 132
5. Nebraska Wesleyan - 144
6. Univ. of Dubuque - 168
7. Buena Vista - 172
8. Coe - 230

Up Next
The Spartans will have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Midwest Regional that will take place on Saturday, November 14 from Rock Island, Ill. at the Saukie Golf Course. The women's race will start at 11:00 a.m.