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Women's Cross Country

Women’s Cross Country Competes at Prestigious Griak Invitational

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – The University of Northwestern women's cross country teams competed at the Roy Griak Invitational Saturday morning. The meet, which is one of the largest nationally and is in its 30th year, was held at the Les Bolstad Golf Course.

Final Results

The UNW squad ran to a 14th place finish, as the Eagles were led by sophomore Danica White (Maplewood, Minn./Concordia Academy), who finished the challenging course in 26:51.4. White finished 66th overall in the race. Alyssa  Arends came in second for Northwestern and 82nd overall, crossing the line in 27:35.2. Breanna Himmerich (Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea) (28:37.8) and Lisa Greenslade (Pine Island, Minn./Pine Island ) (28:48.0) both cracked the top 100, finishing 98th and 99th, respectively.

Wellesley College, out of Wellesley, Mass., won the team title after compiling a team time of 120:20.9, while Kim Meyer of Macalester ran away with the individual title.

The Eagles will race at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire BluGold Invitational next Friday. The action is slated to get underway at 4:15 p.m. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Lisa Greenslade

Lisa Greenslade

Junior
Danica White

Danica White

Sophomore
Breanna Himmerich

Breanna Himmerich

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lisa Greenslade

Lisa Greenslade

Junior
Danica White

Danica White

Sophomore
Breanna Himmerich

Breanna Himmerich

Freshman