The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Women's Cross Country team competed in one of the largest invites in the Midwest Saturday morning. 40 teams (10 nationally ranked in the USTFCCCA) competing and 381 runners competed alongside the Warhawks. The women's team finished 16th out of the 40 teams.
Katie Erb (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) crossed the line first for the Warhawks, placing 25th with a time of 22:47.6.
Renee Forystek (Waukesha, WI/North) finished 96th in the field, clocking a time of 23:52.1.
Payton Scoggin (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trails) (120th-24:07.1),
Abbey Wedwick (Westby, WI) (124th-24:09.9,
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) Â (139th-24:11.83),
Jocelyn Ramirez (Jefferson, WI) (149th-24:15.6),
Miranda McNally (Downers Grove, Ill./North) (25:16.2),
Marlee Nichols (Burlington, WI) (25:55.1), and
Emma Shingledecker (New Berlin, Wis./West) (26:10.4) all competed in the stacked varsity race.
In the Open Heat, the Warhawks finished 11th out of 22 teams.
Kristan Larson (Rio, Wis./Rio) (75th-26:49.0),
Abby Motz (New Berlin, WI/Eisenhower) (78th-26:53.9),
Kayla Fogarty (Holt, MI) (95th-27:18.3),
Gillian Thompson (Cambridge, WI) (116th-27:58.5),
Mollie Bennett (Cambridge, Ill./Cambridge) (117th-27:58.7), and
Kayleigh Thomas (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) (135th-28:36.3) competed in the open race of 181 runners.Â
Next up, the Warhawks have one more meet before postseason. The Warhawk Open will be held on Friday, October 20th at 4 PM on the Campus Course.Â
