JOPLIN, MISSOURI – Despite bad weather, the Incarnate Word women's cross-country team achieved a solid seventh place finish at the Missouri Southern Stampede. (Meet Results)

Rainy and muddy conditions didn't stop the UIW runners from running at near personal bests. The top finisher for the Cardinals in the 5K race was Marine Vaillant who finished with a time of 18:45.84 which was good enough for 32^nd overall.

All five UIW point scorers finished within 32 seconds of each other. Irma Garza (18:54.68; 39^th), Adriana Garcia (19:01.21; 45^th), Christian Castaneda (19:10.13; 55^th) and Emma Jewell (19:17.82; 62^nd) were the remaining point scorers.

As a team the Cardinals finished with a total of 194 points. The meet winner, Tulsa, finished with just 19 points.

Coach Derek Riedel was happy the result. “The women ignored the conditions and ran a fantastic race,” Riedel said. “We took a shot at three ranked teams from our region and held our own.”

The Cardinals will return to action September 29 when they travel to Stillwater to compete in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Stampede.