NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Half the MSOE women's cross country team recorded personal bests as they finished 29^th overall in the Maize Division at the Running of the Cows Pre National meet, hosted by Carleton College.

RESULTS
1. #7 Wisconsin-La Crosse (B) – 23 pts (1-4-5-6-7)
2. #10 WashU (B) – 66 pts (3-12-15-17-19)
3. #16 Hope (B) – 119 pts (10-22-27-29-31)
4. Wisconsin-Whitewater – 226 pts (16-37-47-54-72)
5. #25 St. Olaf (B) – 248 pts (33-40-50-62-63)

29. MSOE – 816 pts (87-129-195-199-206)
TOP RUNNER
Karen Martinez Hernandez – 100^th Place (24:37.2)

HOW IT HAPPENED   

• Martinez Hernandez continues to lead the Raiders during her freshman season, improving her time by nearly 45 seconds from their last race, finishing 101^st in 24:37.2. June Kirkpatrick improved by over a minute with a time of 25:27.5 to finish 165^th, while Megan Ruffing finished 320^th in 28:05.3. Abigail Yarbrough finished just behind Ruffing in 328^th with a time of 28:22.3, 45 seconds faster than her previous best, while rounding out the top five was Maddie Griffith in 29:31.4 for 350^th place.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders have one final tune up before championship racing, taking place on Saturday, October 17^th at the Wisconsin Private College Championship, hosted by Beloit College. Race is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. at Leeson Park in Beloit.

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