WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

The No. 13 HU women’s cross country team had a strong start to their season Friday night by finishing fourth out of 20 teams with 117 points at the Twilight Invite hosted on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan.

THE ESSENTIALS
Location: Wildcat XC Course, Marion, Ind.
Distance: 6K
Number of runners: 213

HU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
11 – MacKenzie Brewer – 23:05.80
16 – Abbey Gentz – 23:22.50
17 – Emily Tedder – 23:31.10
33 (30) – Molly Harding – 24:10.10
49 (43) – Olivia Howell – 24:39.60
55 (48) – Deann Fry – 24:46.90
139 (102) – Mae Emenhiser – 27:04.00
151 – Amelia Strzechowski – 27:23.30
156 – Lily Spaulding – 27:42.10
189 – Vada Valastek – 29:37.40
198 – Jose Goble – 30:32.00
199 – Mogann Hart – 30:35.00

HU TOP-5 SUMMARY
Team Time: 1:58.49.10
Average Time:  23.45.83

TOP-5 TEAM FINISHES
1 – Taylor (29)
2 – Grace (99)
3 – Indiana Wesleyan (111)
4 – Huntington (117)
5 – Marian (151)

LOOKING FORWARD
The Foresters are back in action September 20 for the Larry Young Invitational hosted by Columbia College (Mo.).

OTHER NOTABLES
– HU is ranked 13th in this year’s preseason NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Rating. Last year the
Foresters finished 12th in the final ranking.
– The top seven teams to finish tonight were all Crossroads League institutions.
– The 2023 season marked the first season the women’s race was switched from a 5K to a 6K.