EMPORIA, Kan. – Missouri S&T's women's cross country team finished seventh Friday night at the Emporia State/Planet Sub Invitational, while the Miners won the team competition in their race with a finisher in the top four overall.

The Lady Miners were headed by senior Samantha Schussele, who came in 33^rd place overall with a time of 19:35.19. She finished just ahead of teammate Lisa Barrett (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest), who crossed the line in 19:35.72 to take 34th.

Lisa Lake (Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa) finished in 43^rd place with a mark of 19:42.82, while Colleen Conrad (Mogadore, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary's ) came in 45th in 19:48.53 and Mindy Lake (Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa) was the fifth Lady Miner to cross the finish line in a time of 20:06.27.

Northwest Missouri State won the women's competition with a score of 56 points.

S&T's men's team came away victorious Friday night as freshman Wynn McClellan was the Miners' top runner in the race and first among the NCAA performers in the race. McClellan came in fourth place overall, posting a time of 25:17.45 that was just nine seconds off the winning mark of 25:08.62 recorded by Kansas Wesleyan's Nathan Mesta.

David Huskisson came in 16^th place overall with a time of 25:58.31, while Eric Fairbairn was 19^th with a mark of 26:01.24. The Miners' top five was rounded out by Allen Ernst, who was 33^rd in 26:19.77 and Grant Brown, who came in 35^th place in 26:21.10.

The Miners finished with a team score of 75 points, 20 points ahead of host Emporia State.

Missouri S&T's next competition will take place Oct. 16 when it takes part in the Chile Pepper Festival at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.

Women's Results from Emporia State