Notre Dame, Ind./Colfax, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's cross country team, 14th on this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTCCCA) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III rankings, competed in a pair of meets Friday. The Eagles finished ninth at the University of Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational and second at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational.
Competing in the Notre Dame Invitational Gold Division, UWL totaled 242 team points while Indiana State University won the team title with 85. Appalachian State University (N.C.) was second with 106 points and the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) third with 166. A total of 23 teams competed.
UWL had six runners place in the top-75 on Friday, including
Gwen Hinz who finished 36
th overall with a time of 18:03.4 in the 5,000-meter race.
Katelyn Chadwick placed 43rd (18:07.8) with
Madelynn McIntyre 48
th (18:10.9) and
Mallory Reiser 52
nd (18:14.4).
The Eagles'
Madison Twarling finished 63
rd (18:25.0) with
Sierra Rabe 74
th (18:33.0).
Brooklyn Luebke placed 83
rd (18:37.1),
Karlie Meyer 99
th (18:54.6) and
Molly Novotny 134
th (19:23.2).
A total of 182 runners completed the race. Elizabeth Khatevi from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi took first overall (16:48.1).
At the UW-Eau Claire Invite, UWL placed second with 82 team points. UW-Eau Claire won the team title with 58 points while Lawrence University (Wis.) and UW-Stout tied for fourth with 96. A total of 13 teams competed.
Eleven runners finished in the top-50 for UWL with
Lily Higgins leading the Eagles with a time of 23:04.0 for 6,000-meters to place 15th overall.
Kaleigh Burns was 20
th (23:19.1),
Elizabeth Schwartz 24
th (23:25.1),
Lucy Duchac 25
th (23:27.6) and
Julia Zalewski 28
th (23:29.9).
Kylie Trousil placed 29
th (23:32.3),
Olivia Heilman 31
st (23:36.6),
Elena Kozich 40
th (23:46.4), Ryan Mathis 44
th (23:48.4),
Ella Pahl 47
th (23:50.3) and
Eileen Zopel 50
th (23:55.8).
The Eagles'
Hanna Martensen finished 51
st (24:03.7),
Taylor Bussiere 54
th (24:07.3),
Bryn Sato (24:17.3) 60
th,
Aleya Kliesner 61
st (24:18.7),
Jocelyn Aprill 83
rd (24:56.0) and
Paige Damman 84
th (24:57.6).
Natalie Wees was 96
th (25:12.4),
Ella Woodworth 97
th (25:14.3),
Sydney Valiska 98
th (25:18.3),
Jessica Immer 110
th (25:30.4) and
Mallory Olmstead 120
th (25:45.1).
Lila Branchaw from the University of Minnesota took first overall (22:01.8) as 193 runners completed the race.
UWL returns to action Saturday, October 19 hosting the Tori Neubauer Invitational at 11 a.m. at Maple Grove Venues, LLC in West Salem.
