OTAHKIANS PLACE 4TH IN EIU INVITATIONAL

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Led by Amy Arteme of Benton, Mo., Southeast Missouri State's women's cross country team took fourth place among 11 teams at the Eastern Illinois Invitational Saturday.

Southeast's men, meanwhile,

Arteme took third place among 114 runners, completing the 5,000-meter course in 18:36. She was followed by teammates Kaci Pilcher (7th, 18:54), Jessie Thompson (16th, 19:28), Jen Brown (26th, 19:57), Jen Burke (29th 20:02) and Carmen Owen (39th, 20:42).

ASU Pizza Inn-dian Invitational

Southeast had five runners place between 24th and 33rd at Arkansas State's Pizza Inn-dian Invitational Saturday as the Indians took fifth place in the six-team meet with 127 points.

Wes Armbruster took 24th in the 6,400-meter run in 22:42. He was followed by Chad Sierman (26th, 22:50), Jarod Tanz (28th, 23:06), Tyson Brown (31st, 23:15) and Dan Copeland (33rd, 23:31).