GRIMESLAND, N.C. – Junior Martina Rodriquez-Sala made University of Memphis women's cross country history Saturday when she crossed the finish line in fourth place at the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by East Carolina.
Rodriguez-Sala placed fourth in the women's 6k race in a time of 20:36.65, and her fourth-place finish is the best performance by a Tigers women's runner at a conference championship meet in school history. The previous best finish by a women's runner at a league meet was Danielle Riendeau's sixth-place showing at the 2005 Conference USA Championships.
Rodriquez-Sala's 6k time of 20:36.