University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Meredith Elstun was named the female athlete of the week after pacing the Patriots to a strong finish at the Louisville Classic.  The junior was Cumberlands top finisher, clocking a time of 19:28.7 over the 5k course.  It marks Elstun fastest time as a Patriot surpassing her previous best time of 19:39.6 set at the Midwest XC Challenge last year.  The Fairfield, OH native, wo averaged 6:16.1 over the 5k course, placed 64^th out of the 491 runner field.  It also marked the second straight race that Elstun was UC’s top finisher, while Cumberlands finished 17^th overall as team with 440 points.