DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's cross country teams will compete in their second meets of the season on Saturday when both teams take part in the 46
th annual St. Olaf College Invitational.
Where:
St. Olaf Championship Course – Northfield, Minn.
When:
Saturday
Women at 10 a.m.
Men at 11 a.m.
Meet Information: http://athletics.stolaf.edu/custompages/statistics/crosscountry-men/2016-17/2016-09-17-info.pdf
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Men: (Statistics)
Last Action: Jacob Gallagher (Lisbon, N.D./Lisbon HS) posted a career-best runner-up finish at the Tom Barry Invitational, hosted by St. Norbert College (Wis.) on September 3 … Gallagher bettered his time from last year's race by one minute and seven seconds at 20:50 to finish second, five seconds back of the winner on the four mile course … Freshman
Cameron Pearson (Park Falls, Wis./Chequamegon HS) placed 14
th in his first collegiate race …
Easton Foss (Pine City, Minn./Pine City HS),
Ryan St. Clair (Bend, Ore./Summit HS (Walla Walla)) and
Jimmy Lovrien (Alexandria, Minn./Jefferson HS) also scored for the Saints.
Last Year at the St. Olaf Invitational: The Saints finished 11
th out of 20 teams … Gallagher and Foss each scored for the Saints with Gallagher coming home in 69
th and Foss 129
th.
Women: (Statistics)
Last Action: The Saints were runner-up at the Tom Barry Invitational, hosted by St. Norbert College (Wis.) on September 3 … Junior
Casey Hovland (North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) won the event by 15 seconds over the rest of the field, bettering her time by 43 seconds from the previous year with a time of 17:51 on the 5km course … Freshman
Nicole Gilman (Manitowish Waters, Wis./Lakeland Union HS) also posted a top five finish, coming in fourth in her first collegiate race …
Jordan Johnson (Poplar, Wis./Northwestern HS),
Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, Wash./Liberty Bell HS) and
Elizabeth Poskie (Cotton, Minn./South Ridge HS) also scored for the Saints.
Last Year at the St. Olaf Invitational: Like the men's team, the CSS women's placed 11
th out of 20 teams last year in Northfield …
Jordan Johnson (Poplar, Wis./Northwestern HS) led the way with a 48
th place finish …
Anna Nelson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS),
Kali Erickson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) and
Heidi Carlson (Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS) also scored for the Saints.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be back in Northfield on Saturday, October 1, but this time at Carleton College for the Pre-Region Meet.
