ALUMNI REPORT: Walsh runs in conference meet
Lexi Walsh competed with the third-place Temple University team during Thursday’s American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship Meet in New Orleans.
The JB Hoops alum and Holy Cross graduate was 74th out of 97 runners at the meet. Walsh, a freshman, completed the 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) course in 26:10.10.
Temple posted a team score of 67, falling just short of the title. Wichita State edged Tulsa, 63-65, for first place.
The Owls were 21 points ahead of fourth-place Southern Methodist University.
Walsh was a state medalist in cross country, district champion in track and cross country and all-District 2 player in basketball while at Holy Cross.