The MSU women’s cross country team claimed its second straight conference title Sunday at the 2011 Big Ten Cross Country Championship hosted by Illinois in Urbana, Ill.
The title is the women’s fourth overall.
Women's cross country wins second straight Big Ten title
The women headed into the meet ranked 15th by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, giving them the best ranking of all Big Ten teams.
There were three Spartans finishing in the top 10 — sophomore Julia Otwell (sixth), sophomore Sara Kroll (eighth) and senior Carlie Green (ninth).
Rebekah Smeltzer and Rachel McFarlane were not far behind, finishing 15th and 17th, respectively.
On the men’s side, MSU did not have any runners finish in the top 20, and the Spartans finished eighth overall.
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