By Alanna Huggett, UWEC Sports Information
Winneconne, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's cross country team competed at the KollegeTown Invitational held at the Lake Breeze Golf Course on Saturday, October 20. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh hosted the meet. The women's team placed 3rd out of 34 teams, scoring 100 points. Washington University in St. Louis won the meet, scoring 27 points.
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The temperature was excellent for racing and the course itself was in excellent shape except for a few soft spots. The Blugolds felt prepared for the race because they had been training in similar conditions.
Lexie Tremble (Sr. – Muskego, WI) raced to finish 4th with a time of 22:12.4. Following Tremble was teammate Emma Drangstveit (Jr. – Lakeville, MN/Lakeville North). Drangstveit placed 19th with a time of 22:44.4.
Hannah Lamack (Jr. – Kewaunee, WI) finished 23rd with a time of 22:53.0. Right behind Lamack was Naomi Long (So. – Medina, MN/Wayzata). Long finished 24th with a time of 22:54.6.
Rounding out the top 5 for the women was Lizzy Cisewski (Jr. – Stevens Point, WI/Pacelli). Cisewski placed 30th with a time of 23:04.6. Teagan Monfils (Jr. – Shawano, WI) finished 52nd with a time of 23:25.7. Liz Galloway (Jr. – Mt. Prospect, IL/Prospect) was finisher number 7 for the Blugolds. Galloway finished 54th with a time of 23:27.2
The women's team will be back in action Friday, October 25 at the City Wells Invite. The Blugolds will host the meet at the Eau Claire City Well Fields.
