ST JOSEPH, Mo. – Led by an All-MIAA performance from senior Katie Hughes, the Newman women's cross-country team finished 12th at the MIAA Championships on Saturday.
Hughes earned a runner-up finish in the women's 6K race, crossing the finish line in 20:43.5 to score two points for the Jets. Her performance paced Newman to a team score of 339 points. 

Junior Angela Bitok was the Jets' second finisher, placing 89th in 24:29.2. She was followed by junior Judy Kipruto in 116th place at 27:10.7 and senior Teressa Martinez in 117th at 27:16.7. Senior Anna Lobmeyer rounded out Newman's scoring runners with a 118th-place finish in 27:30.4. 

Additional finishers for the Jets included junior Lexi Wimberly in 120th (28:08.3), sophomore Ilese Burroughs in 121st (28:19.9), freshman Sandrina Reimers in 124th (29:57.9) and freshman Ronnie Baird in 125th (31:31.9). 

On the men's side, senior Timothy Kiprotich led Newman with a 54th-place finish in the 8K race, covering the course in 26:02.2. Senior Logan Libel placed 95th in 27:50.4, freshman Riley Roots finished 106th in 29:23.4 and sophomore Jason Webster crossed the line 109th in 34:27.0. 

Both men and women's teams will travel to Yankton, SD for the NCAA Division II Central Regional.