The Peacock women's cross country team laced up their running shoes for the Lucian Rosa Invite hosted by St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. on Saturday morning. Upper Iowa placed sixth in the eleven-team field after the five runners earned a total of 169 points after averaging a 27:24.1 to complete the 6K course.
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire claimed the team title averaging a time of 23:42.7 after their five top finishers all placed in the top-10 on the individual standings. St. Olaf earned second place and had the top individual finisher on the day thanks to the effort of Byony Hawgood, who finished in a time of 22:36.2.
Madison Brownrigg led the UIU squad with a time of 25:10.8 to place 23rd, and
Serianna Dehmlow placed 43
rd after turning in a time of 26:50.5.
Christonna Shafranski finished 56
th with a time of 27:37.6, while
Ashley Donovan placed 64
th in a time of 28:11.5.
Sidney Schnor rounded out UIU's runners with a 77
th placing after a time of 29:10.2.
The team will head back to Minnesota next Saturday, Sept. 28 for the Roy Griak Invite, a premier event hosted by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
