Jenny Ryan Head Coach | Northern Michigan University Athletics Website
Jenny Ryan Head Coach | Northern Michigan University Athletics Website
The Northern Michigan cross country team began their season at the Phoenix Open on Friday, securing 6th place out of 10 teams.
Two sophomores achieved top-25 finishes. Dani Van Lente was the first Wildcat to cross the finish line, recording a time of 23:05.2 for 19th place. Emma Sweeney followed closely, finishing in 24th with a time of 23:16.1.
Five other Wildcats finished in the top 50. Lamar Gordon took 39th (23:41.1), Celia Wallace finished in 40th in her first collegiate race (23:43.4), Lola Korpi crossed in 43rd in her Wildcat debut (23:48.5), Anya Vansweden, also in her first race, took 48th (23:55.1), and Beverly Harper crossed in 50th place (24:00.1).
Winona State secured first place as a team, followed by Purdue Fort Wayne and St. Thomas. Individually, UW-Milwaukee's Anelise Egge won with a time of 21:39.5.
Full results can be found here.
Up next, the Green and Gold will take a weekend off before competing at the Roy Griak Invite hosted by the University of Minnesota on Friday, September 20.
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