STEVENS POINT, Wis. (blugolds.com) — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's cross country team ran to a third-place finish at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships on Saturday at Wisconsin River Golf Club. The Blugolds finished with 79 team points and finished only behind first-place UW-La Crosse and runner-up UW-Stout in the standings.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Keeley Behr (Jr. - Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) earned All-WIAC honors by finishing sixth individually. She crossed the line in 21:41.3.
- Molly Heidorn (So. - Colfax, Wis.) and Bella Hooker (Fr. - Kewaskum, Wis.) also picked up all-conference honors by placing in the top 14. Heidorn placed 13th in 22:02.3, and Hooker was right behind in 14th at 22:06.3.
- Hooker was named the WIAC Newcomer of the Year for being the highest-finishing newcomer at the conference championship.
- Ryann Wagner (Jr. - Lena, Wis./Gillett) finished 21st overall for the Blugolds. She clocked a time of 22:19.5. Allison Weissinger (Sr. - River Falls, Wis.) took 28th overall in 22:34.1 to round out the scoring for UW-Eau Claire.
- This marked the 10th consecutive season that the UW-Eau Claire women have finished in the top three at the WIAC Champoinship.
- In all, all of the Blugolds' runners finished in the top 70.
UP NEXT
The Blugolds will return to the course on Friday, November 8, at the Luther Saga Cup in Decorah, Iowa.
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