FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Lawrence University women’s cross country team put together a fast pack on Saturday and raced to an eighth-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota.
Sophomore Cora Williams paced the women’s team by covering the 6,000-meter course in 24:59.0 to place 37th. Only 27 places separated Lawrence’s first runner from its fifth.
Freshman Erin Schrobilgen and sophomore Clare Bruning went back-to-back, finishing 41st and 42nd. Schrobilgen finished in 25:00.7, and Bruning checked in at 25:02.3. Freshman Hannah Kinzer was next in 55th place in 25:25.2, and sophomore Amy Hutchings rounded out the scoring by placing 64th in 26:00.0.
Lawrence finished with 239 points, and UW-La Crosse won the title with 60 points in a 20-team field.
On the men’s side, Lawrence finished 10th with 295 points, and UW-La Crosse won with 43.
The top finisher for the Vikings was sophomore Jonah Larusen, who finished 42nd. He covered the 8,000-meter course in 28:56.0. Sophomore Max Edwards was close behind as he took 50th in 29:22.2. Kyle Dockery was 63rd in 30:05.4, Cam Davies was 69th in 30:29.9 and Chris Fuelling rounded out the scoring by placing 71st in 30:24.2.
Lawrence competes on its home turf next Saturday when it hosts the Gene Davis Invitational at Reid Municipal Golf Course.