MACON, GA - The Allen University women's cross country team improved greatly from last season as they went on to place 7th out of 13 schools at the 2023 SIAC Championships from Macon, GA on Friday.
The Lady Yellow Jackets only managed a 12th place finish in 2022, but improved by five places this season finishing the meet with 205 points, just a few points behind Spring Hill College for 6th place. Benedict College won the meet followed by Central State. AU finished just ahead of Miles, FVSU and EWU.
Leading the women in the 5K was
Autumn Clifton placing 17th in a time of 23:50 while freshman
Deborah Boyd then came in 38th with a time of 26:12. Coming in third on the team was freshman Siara Ouattara in 44th place with a time of 26:58 while fellow freshman
Caseyona Hight finished 51st in a time of 27:49.
Wrapping up the top-5 scoring for Allen was freshman
Myiah Upshaw in 55th with a time of 29:12. Also competing were
Kiara Wilson, who came in 59th place in 30:20 and
Nykia Fort right behind in 61st out of 86 runners in 30:54.
The team will now ready themselves for the start of the indoor track and field season that begins in December.
