SHAWNEE, Okla. — Henderson State women's cross country recorded its highest finish at the Great American Conference Championships since 2012, placing seventh out of 12 teams Saturday with 231 points.

The seventh-place finish marked the Reddies' best conference championship result since finishing sixth in 2012. Henderson State finished ahead of Northwestern Oklahoma State, Southern Arkansas, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Southern Nazarene and Arkansas-Monticello.

Ali Montgomery led the Reddies with an 18th-place finish in the women's 5,000-meter race, crossing the finish line in 18 minutes, 38.01 seconds. Montgomery was one of 18 runners in the 154-person field to finish under 18:40.

Azul Garcia followed with a 33rd-place finish, recording a time of 19:09.84. Garcia's performance gave Henderson State two runners among the top 35 finishers.

Jaydin Zuniga was the third Reddie across the finish line, placing 75th with a time of 20:20.65. Lauren Pardo finished 102nd in 21:09.53, while Jaide Tatum rounded out Henderson State's five scoring runners with a 114th-place finish in 21:38.93.

Angela Dorado placed 118th with a time of 21:43.90, followed by Kayla Jackson in 130th at 22:36.76. Laura Figueroa completed Henderson State's lineup, finishing 145th in 24:24.89.

The Reddies finished nine points ahead of Northwestern Oklahoma State, which placed eighth with 240 points. Southern Arkansas followed in ninth with 269 points.

East Central claimed the conference championship with 16 points, placing five runners among the top six finishers. Harding finished second with 77 points, followed by Ouachita Baptist (82), Oklahoma Baptist (84), Arkansas Tech (86) and Southeastern Oklahoma State (190).

East Central's Joyce Kemboi won the individual championship with a time of 16:55.45. Teammates Winnie Kipsang (17:26.63), Patrober Kosgei (17:33.51) and Sharon Jemeli (17:41.93) completed a sweep of the top four positions.