NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The No. 27 UW-Eau Claire women's cross country team placed 12th out of 35 teams at the Running of the Cows on Saturday, scoring 411 points.

No. 2 Williams won the 6K Navy Race with 79 points, while the Blugolds finished ahead of six teams ranked inside the top 30.

Molly Heidorn led the Blugolds, placing 48th with a time of 22:25.6. Delilah Hedden followed in 77th at 22:42.8, while Bella Hooker placed 82nd in 22:45.3. Brooke Marchewka finished 93rd with a time of 22:51.8.

Lily Guenther rounded out UW-Eau Claire's scoring five, placing 146th in 23:20.7. Rachel Gregorich finished at 23:29.8, followed by Violette Culp at 23:59.0.

UW-Eau Claire also competed in the Maize race, placing seventh out of 32 teams. Miley Smith led the way with finishing 47th with a time of 23:51.0. 

The Blugolds return to action at the Augustana Interregional Invitational at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Ill., at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.

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