TEAM RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Notables
-321 runners competed
-The CSS skiers on the roster did not compete
-The Saints were the top UMAC program in the field (7 UMAC schools)
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – For the second consecutive race to begin the season, St. Scholastica women's cross country senior
Casey Hovland (North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) took first place, winning Saturday's St. Olaf College Invitational by seven seconds, becoming the first Saint ever to win that race.
Results
Top Team Scores: 1. UW-Eau Claire-57, 2. Carleton-68, 3. Minnesota-Duluth-101, 4. St. Olaf-107, 13. St. Scholastica-380
Race Winner: C. Hovland-CSS (22:15)
Top Performances
Hovland, who placed third at this race a season ago, but was the top NCAA Division III finisher, was nine seconds slower this year. However, it was enough to edge out sophomore runners from Carleton College and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Hovland is the first CSS runner to win the first two races of the season since Chelsea Johnson did so in 2013, the same year she won the national championship.
Elizabeth Poskie (Cotton, Minn./South Ridge HS) was the next Saint to finish, coming across in 109
th with a time of 25:31. Freshman
Lauren Dynek (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) was next in 120
th, posting a time of 25:39.
Heidi Carlson (Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS) finished in a time of 27:25 and was 203
rd overall. The final CSS runner to score was
Allison Gusk (Pine City, Minn./Pine City HS) in 215
th with a time of 27:51.
Up Next
The Saints will have two more weeks off before they are back in Northfield for the Carleton College Running of Cows Pre-Region Meet on Saturday, September 30.
