NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The UW-Eau Claire women's cross country team took third place out of 18 teams here today at the St. Olaf Invitational Cross Country Meet in Minnesota.
The Blugolds finished with a team score of 129 while Macalester took top honors with 67 points. St. Olaf was the runner up at the vent with 68 points.
Molly Warner (Fr.-Mosinee) paced the Eau Claire team with a time of 23:46. The time was good for third place overall.
Rachel Anderson (Jr.-St. Paul/Harding) took second place on the Blugolds and 20th overall with a time of 24:55 while Bridget Bocher (Fr.-Watertown) finished in 31st place with a time of 25:09.
Heather Lipinksi (Sr.-Thorp) and Christina Locke (So.-Racine/Horlick) rounded out the Blugold scorers with times of 25:22 and 25:35 respectively.
Sara Fredrickson of UM-Duluth was the individual champion with a time of 23:08.
The Blugolds return to action next Saturday when they will head to the University of Minnesota.
Team scores:
1) Macalester 67, 2) St. Olaf 68, 3) Eau Claire 129, 4) UM-Duluth 133, 5) UW-Stout 147, 6) St. Catherine 153, 7) Bethel 181, 8) MSU-Mankato 206, 9) UW-River Falls 237, 10) North Park 253, 11) Winona State 265, 12) Martin Luther 289, 13) Carleton 395, 14) St. Thomas JV 407, 15) North Central 512, 16) UM-Morris 513, 17) Northwestern 525, 18) Crown 555.Blugold finishers: 3) Molly Warner 23:46, 20) Rachel Anderson 24:55, 31) Bridget Bocher 25:09, 35) 25:22, 40) Christina Locke 25:35, 45) Jane Ovanin 25:39, 47) Cassie Haak 25:42.
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