COLFAX - The UW-Eau Claire women's cross country team finished in seventh place out of 22 teams here today at the NCAA Division III Pre-National Meet held at the White Tail Golf Course.
The Blugolds will be hosting the Division III National Championships on November 20, also at the White Tail Golf Course. UW-Stevens Point took first place in the Pre-Nationals with 50 points while UW-La Crosse was second with 88 points. Emory, Macalester, St. Olaf, and St. Thomas rounded out the top six while the Blugolds grabbed seventh with 229 points.
Eau Claire newcomer Molly Warner (Fr.-Mosinee) paced the Blugolds with a time of 23:07.6, good for 13th place overall. Korah Petrasko (So.-Appleton/East)finished second on the Eau Claire team and 20th overall in a time of 23:26.6 while Jane Ovanin (Jr.-Amherst) finished 44th overall with a time of 23:57.6.
Christina Locke (So.-Racine/Horlick) was 69th overall with a time of 24:20.1 while Heather Lipinski (Sr.-Thorp) was 83rd overall with a time of 24:34.6.
Jenna Mitchler of Stevens Point was the individual winner with a time of 22:14.0 and Jessica Griffin of North Central (IL) was second in a time of 22:20.9.
The Blugolds will next be in action October 9 when they travel to Waverly, Iowa to compete in the Wartburg Invite.
Team scores: 1) UW-Stevens Point 50, 2) UW-La Crosse 88, 3) Emory 101, 4) Macalester 126, 5) 194, 6) St. Thomas 211, 7) UW-Eau Claire 229, 8) Gustavus 239, 9) UM-Duluth 265, 10) North Central (IL) 269, 11) Nebraska Wesleyan 271, 12) Wheaton (IL) 292, 13) Augsburg 316, 14) St. Catherine 352, 15) Bethel 432, 16) UW-River Falls 448, 17) St. Mary's 455, 18) Winona State 468, 19) Loras 505, 20) UW-Superior 652, 21) McMurry 669, 22) North Central (MN) 718.
Top-10 Individuals: 1) Jenna Mitchler (Stevens Point) 22:14.0, 2) Jessica Griffin (North Central, IL) 22:20.9, 3) Megan Craig (Stevens Point) 22:21.1, 4) Leah Herlache (Stevens Point) 22:27.1, 5) Amy Lyons (Bethel) 22:30.9, 6) Kristen Painter (La Crosse) 22:50.3, 7) Ellen Waldow (Augsburg) 22:58.1, 8) Koby Hagen (Macalester) 23:00.1, 9) Angela Davie (Emory) 23:01.4, 10) Meagan Herlache (La Crosse) 23:02.8.
Blugold finishers: 13) Molly Warner 23:07.6, 20) Korah Petrasko 23:26.6, 44) Jane Ovanin 23:57.6, 69) Christina Locke 24:20.1, 83) Heather Lipinski 24:34.6, 88) Rachel Anderson 24:38.3, 95) Heidi Hancock 24:48.2.
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