Four Wildcats in top12
| GREEN BAY, Wis. – It was quite the start to the season for the Northern Michigan cross country team, as they finished in second place at the Phoenix Open hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats totaled 54 team points, being edged by the the 47 from St. Thomas in first place. The Green and Gold were well-represented in the top-10 with two finishers. Senior Madi Szymanski led the way with a time of 22:14.8 for 5th place. Not far behind in her first collegiate race was freshman Ashley Choponis, taking 7th with an impressive debut time of 22:31.8. NMU went back-to-back for 11th and 12th, with Lamar Gordon crossing first at 22:39.5, followed by Sophia Potter in 12th, crossing the finish line at 22:45.0. Northern had another group of three not far behind the lead pack. Emma Sweeney finished in 19th at 23:00.4, Dani Vanlente was 21st with a time of 23:00.4, and Beverly Harper took 23rd, ending her race at 23:05.4. Freshman Maija Maki-Warne (23:31.4, 39th) and Ella DeBruyn (23:33.2, 42nd) also registered top-40 finishes. Also clocking in under 24 minutes and just outside the top-50 were Lola Korpi (23:43.9, 55th) and Madalyn Agren (23:49.5, 56th). UW-Milwaukee’s Anelise Egge won the race with a time of 21:39.7. The full results can be found here. Up Next Northern will now prepare for one of the largest cross country meets in the nation, the Roy Griak Invite hosted by the University of Minnesota, taking place on Friday, September 19. |
