Women's Cross Country | 10/3/2026 4:31:00 PM
Results
Northfield, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's cross country team competed in a pair of meets at the Carleton College (Minn.) Running of the Cows Saturday at Bill Huyck Cross Country Course.
UWL placed second in the Navy Championship Race while capturing the team title in the Maize Race.
RANKINGS:
* UWL is ranked seventh on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Poll. The Eagles are fourth on the D3 Glory Days Poll.
Madison Twarling placed 28th in the championship race.
TEAM FINISH – NAVY CHAMPIONSHIP:
* The Eagles finished with 141.0 team points. Williams College (Mass.) won the team title (79.0 points) with Johns Hopkins University (Md.) third (176.0), Tufts University (Mass.) fourth (197.0) and Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) fifth (203). A total of 35 teams competed.
* Williams (Mass.) is ranked second on the USTFCCCA and D3 Glory Days Poll while Johns Hopkins (Md.) is third in both polls. Tufts (Mass.) is ranked sixth in the USTFCCCA and ninth on D3 Glory Days with Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) is 10th in both polls.
* The meet featured 19 ranked teams.
INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS – NAVY CHAMPIONSHIP:
* UWL had five of its nine runners finish in the top-40 on the 6,000-meter course.
Hailey Carroll was the Eagles' top runner, finishing 24th overall (22:04.6).
Madison Twarling was 28th (22:06.1),
Julia Zalewski 34th (22:10.4),
Marah Benedict 35th (22:10.8) and
Annika Elliott 40th (22:18.1).
* The Eagles'
Milana Pisto was 47th (22:25.5) while
Becca Immer finished 56th (22:32.1),
Stella Gruendemann 103rd (22:57.1) and
Lauren Wegand 116th (23:04.8).
INDIVIDUAL WINNER – NAVY CHAMPIONSHIP:
* Haley Schoenegge from Vassar College (N.Y.) won the individual title with a time of 21:07.1.
* A total of 324 runners completed the race.
Annika Elliott was 47th in the championship race.
TEAM FINISH – MAIZE CHAMPIONSHIP:
* UWL won the maize title with 23.0 team points while Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) was second with 66.0 and Hope College (Mich.) third with 119. UW-Whitewater finished fourth (226.0) and St. Olaf College (Mich.) fifth (248). A total of 32 teams competed.
* Hope (Mich.) is ranked 16th on the USTFCCCA and 19th on the D3 Glory Days Poll while St. Olaf (Minn.) is 25th on USTFCCCA and 28th on D3 Glory Days. The meet featured five ranked teams.
INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS – MAIZE CHAMPIONSHIP:
* UWL's
Molly Novotny captured in the individual title, competing the 6,000-meter course in 22:21.1. Five other runners placed in the top-nine, including
Joelle Duty fourth (22:54.1),
Nora Jillson fifth (22:58.4),
Hannah Miller sixth (22:59.9),
Ashley Wilson seventh (23:00.2) and
Brynn Edgin ninth (23:05.4).
* The Eagles had nine more runners finish in the top-46.
Lily Higgins placed 13th (23:13.2),
Taylor Bussiere 17th (23:17.6),
Meredith Gilles 19th (23:21.6),
Sami Miller 26th (23:26.3),
Olivia Heilman 27th (23:27.9),
Annabelle Nealey 33rd (23:33.2),
Sydney Dee 41st (23:44.3),
Adela Peterson 42nd (23:44.7) and
Iris Dahl 46th (23:50.6).
* Other finishers included
Caidyn Breid 53rd (24:00.4),
Elie Volheim 81st (24:25.5),
Lily Newmeister 87th (24:28.5),
Anna Zajac 90th (24:30.2),
Erin Geisler 103rd (24:39.1),
Taylor Walsh 131st (24:59.2) and
Johanna Rudolph 207th (26:05.8).
* A total of 388 runners completed the race.
UP NEXT:
* UWL returns to action Saturday, October 17 at the Augustana College (Ill.) Interregional Invitational at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Illinois at 11 a.m.
