SIU’s Katie Meehan placed first at the inaugural Evansville Cross Country Invitational Saturday.

The senior won the 5,000-meter race with a time of 17 minutes, 55.62 seconds to lead the Salukis to a second place tie with the host Purple Aces. Louisville won the three-team race.

Jodi Huddlestun, Erin Simone, Ty-Nica Davis and Lindsay Campos also placed for SIU.

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The Salukis’ next race is Nov. 2 in Terre Haute, Ind., when SIU competes at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.