NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Senior Nicole Koski (Park Falls, Wis./Chequamegon) paced the UW-Superior women's cross country team to 12th place at the St. Olaf Invitational, finishing 107th overall in 26:31.7 on Saturday at the St. Olaf Cross Country Trails.
 
The Yellowjackets scored 347 points in the six-kilometer course, finishing ahead of Saint Mary's (349 points), Minnesota Crookston (407) and Northland (487). UW-La Crosse took the team title, scoring 42 points. Carleton (56) and UW-Eau Claire (57) rounded out the top-three teams.
 
Sophomore Meagan Berg (Tomahawk, Wis./Tomahawk) ran 27:01.1 for 118th place overall in her first 6K event, followed by classmate Jeanna Scanlon (Park Falls, Wis./Chequamegon) in 27:41.4 for 135th place. Freshman Tea Boerner (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna Senior) was just behind Scanlon in 136th in a time of 27:42.8.
 
Junior Kennedy Robelia (Durand, Wis./Durand) clocked 28:09.4 for 143rd overall, while sophomore Matti Johnson (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) was 147th in 28:43.9.
 
Freshman Halle Barker (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) finished off the 'Jackets' scorers in a time of 29:01.2 for 152nd place.
 
Freshman Clara Gay (Rochester, Minn./Homeschool) ran 32:25.1 for 179th, Classmates Kenzy Kreuzer (Stoddard, Wis./De Soto) and Amy Bates (Oulu, Wis./Northwestern) were 189th and 190th in 34:38and 35:38.8, respectively. Junior Jess Newman (Wanamingo, Minn./Pine Island) and sophomore Alexxa DeQuevedo (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley) were 192nd and 196th overall in 35:57.4and 40:17.4.
 
Superior returns to action Oct. 1 at the Blugold Invitational at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wis. Start time is slated for 5:15 p.m.