Moffett Leads Blue Demon Pack at C-USA Championship

Erin Moffett paces DePaul at the Indoor Championship in Houston, running away with two third place finishes.

CHICAGO - The Blue Demons fought hard at the Conference USA Indoor Championships this past weekend, but struggled to obtain the outcome they desired. The squad landed a 13^th place finish overall, out of the 13 team field, falling just 4.5 points short of Memphis, who came in 12^thplace.

Success came to the team in the long distance events, where two third place finishes by Erin Moffett led DePaul. Moffett rounded the 3000 meter run in 9:55.59 and clocked a 17:13.13 finish in the 5000 meter run.

Keeping pace with the front of the pack, Marlene Key grabbed a fifth place spot for the Blue Demons, finishing the 5000 meter run in 17.22.91. Key also notched a 14^th place finish in the 3000 meter run, with a time of 10:13.36.

To round off the top finishers, Carrie Moffett landed the eight spot in the mile run, recording a time of 5:06.42. In the 3000 meter run, Moffett was the second DePaul finisher behind sister, Erin, with a time of 10:13.31 for 13^th place.

The NCAA Qualifier is set for March 5^th, and will be held in Ames, Iowa, at Iowa State University.

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