University of South Alabama Athletics

Labuschaigne continued her solid start to 2016 as the sophomore placed 30th out of 368 runners with a time of 17:29.20 in the women’s 5K Saturday morning at the Greater Louisville Classic hosted by the Louisville Sports Commission at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.  The Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa, native improved her finishing position by 90 spots and nearly a minute from her time on the championship course a year ago as she ended last season’s meet in 120th with a time of 18:15.  Labuschaigne and the rest of her Jaguar teammates were competing against 35 other teams – highlighted Auburn (ninth), Middle Tennessee (10th) and UAB (12th) who entered the meet ranked in the top 15 of the USTFCCCA South Region.