NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Yellowjacket women's cross country team took on the pre-national Running of the Cows meet Saturday morning. In a field of some of the region's top teams, the 'Jackets came away with a 27th place finish in the maize 6k race.
Meet Notes
- Lilley Smith (Ironwood, Mich./Ironwood) led the group with a time of 24:32.7, serving as a new personal best. Gwenevere Hanson trailed her with a 25:41.4.
- Amelia Olson (Sturgeon Lake, Minn./Moose Lake) and Lillianna Jones (Portage, Wis./Portage) followed, garnering race times of 26:05.8 and 26:55.7, respectively. Olson's race time is now her personal best.
- The next Yellowjacket finisher was Brooklynn Kolm (Barron, Wis./Barron), crossing the line at 28:15.3.
- Kwynn Kruase came next, concluding her race with a 28:31.5 and shaving 30 seconds off her personal best time set last race.
- Veronica Jones (Foxboro, Wis./Homeschool) and Hailey Nowlan (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids) followed, with race times of 33:45.4 and 38:49.1 to round out the Yellowjackets.
The Yellowjackets return to action at the Augustana Interregional Invitational, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17. The race will begin at 11 a.m.
