LINWOOD, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women's cross country team finished in fifth place at the 2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships today (Oct. 20) held at Maple Leaf Golf Course in Linwood, Michigan.

The Lady Cardinals were paced by Emily Short (Tawas, Mich. / Tawas Area HS) who crossed the line with a time of 21:28.8 to finish in ninth place. Short's top-10 finish earned her Second Team All-GLIAC recognition.

Senior Lauren Hill (Flat Rock, Mich.) followed with a strong performance in 17th place at conferences as she clocked in at 22:05.2, while Chantelle Fondren (Chesaning, Mich.) completed the course in 22:39.8 in 39th position.

Coming in 41st overall for the Cardinals was Tori Peet (Lapeer, Mich. / Lapeer West HS) with a time of 22:44.5 along with Amanda Paris (Hemlock, Mich.) who recorded a mark of 22:55.0 good for 51st place. The SVSU lineup was rounded out by Jessica Reeves (Sanford, Mich. / Meridian HS) who ran the course in 23:18.2 (65th) and Teha Ames (Shepherd, Mich.) with a time of 23:37.1 (69th).

The Cardinal runners will return their championship season in Kenosha, Wisconsin in two weeks (Nov. 3) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.