Freshman Courtney Sporrer competes at NAIA Championships

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman runner Courtney Sporrer (Logan, Iowa) ran at the NAIA Women's Cross Country Championships Friday morning in Tallahassee, Florida.

Sporrer placed 145th out of 326 total runners, navigating the course in 19:19.3. She improved her qualifying time by 1.42 seconds.

In the 5,000-meter race, Sporrer was 93rd at the 2,000-meter mark at 6:33.8. At the 2,800-meter mark, Sporrer's time was 9:57.5. With 1,000 meters to go, Sporrer was in 147th place with a time of 15:25.4, but improved her positioning in the final stretch.