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Oct. 30, 2004

CHICAGO, Ill. - Junior Ashley Ruberg led the way for the University of Louisville women's cross country team at the 2004 Conference USA Championships hosted by DePaul University on Saturday at the Palos Hills Forest Preserve in Chicago, Ill.

Ruberg, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, covered the hilly, 6,000-meter course in a time of 24 minutes, 31 seconds to earn 60th in the field of 94 runners. This is the fifth time in 2004 that Ruberg has been the Cards' top finisher.

Overall, the Cardinals finished 14th with 400 points, while Marquette scored 66 points to win its fifth straight C-USA title. TCU finished second with 93 points followed by UAB in third with 101 points and South Florida in fourth 125 points.

Senior Corryn McCrae closed her cross country career with a time of 25:33 and 81st, while junior Lauren Baldwin earned 83rd with a time of 25:49. Freshman Jessie Faulkenberg was 87th with a time of 26:12, while sophomore Holly Geers closed out the scoring for the Cards with 89th and a time of 26:39.

This is the final cross country meet of the season and the final C-USA event for the Cardinal women as U of L will enter the Big East Conference in 2005.

CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Chicago, Ill. - 6,000 meters
TEAM STANDINGS
1.	Marquette		66 points
2.	TCU		93 points
3.	UAB		101 points
4.	South Florida	125 points
5.	DePaul		137 points
6.	Cincinnati	152 points
7.	Charlotte		161 points
8.	Southern Miss	191 points
9.	East Carolina	234 points
10.	Houston		238 points
11.	Memphis		270 points
12.	Tulane		274 points
13.	Saint Louis	381 points
14.	LOUISVILLE 	400 points
LOUISVILLE FINISHERS (Field of 94)
60.	Ashley Ruberg	24:31
81.	Corryn McCrae	25:33
83.	Lauren Baldwin	25:49
87.	Jessie Faulkenberg	26:12
89.	Holly Geers	26:39