WINNECONNE, Wis. — Josh Janusiak raced to 55th place Saturday to lead the Lawrence University cross country teams at the massive Kollege Town Invitational.
Competing in a field that featured 37 teams and 550 runners, Janusiak covered the 8,000-meter course at Lake Breeze Golf Club in 26:11 in brisk and windy conditions. Led by Janusiak, the Vikings finished 25th in the team standings with 706 points.
Freshman Joe Kortenhof was next for the Vikings in 118th place in 26:55. Ben Schaefer took 152nd in 27:30, Mayan Essak was 190th in 28:20 and Mik Patel was 191st in 28:20 to round out the scoring.
On the women side, Lawrence finished 27th with 825 points. Hannah Kinzer was the top finisher for Lawrence as she took 118th in 24:02. The next three runners were tightly bunched as Christina Sedall was 162nd in 24:47, Margaret Huck was 166th in 24:51 and Amy Hutchings was 171st in 24:56. Molly Doruska rounded out the scoring by finishing 208th in 26:12.