DECORAH, Iowa – The No. 27 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's cross country team placed second out of seven teams at the Saga Cup, hosted by Luther College on Friday.

The Blugolds finished with 45 points, trailing only No. 20 Wartburg College, which claimed the team title with 18 points. Luther finished third with 102 points, followed by Grinnell (106), Cornell College (126), Knox (196) and Emmaus Bible (196).

Libby Beirne led UWEC with a third-place individual finish, crossing the line in 23:25.6. Violette Culp followed in 10th place with a time of 23:40.2, while Lucy Cler finished 11th in 23:46.5.

Destiny Klahn added a 13th-place finish, recording a time of 23:49.2. Reagan Zimmerman placed 17th in 24:22.9, rounding out the Blugolds scoring five. Followed by Addie Patneaude in 18th at 24:26.9. Campbell DeBoth finished 19th in 24:27.5, and Logan Peters added a 20th-place finish in 24:29.8. The Blugolds placed four runners in the top-13 and had eight competitors finish in the top-20.

UW-Eau Claire will compete next at the NCAA North Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Northfield, Minn., hosted by St. Olaf College. The race is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the St. Olaf Cross Country Course.

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