Lady Trojan XC 3rd at IPFW

September 12, 2009

The Lady Trojan cross country team opened their season by placing third in the six-team field at the IPFW Invitational on Saturday. TU was led by senior Alyssa Johnson who finished 6th in the 58-runner field with a time of 19:52 for the 5K distance.

Fellow seniors Hilary Peterson and Tabitha Bogue placed 11th and 14th with times of 20:19 and 20:26 respectively.

Kirstin Hegelein finished in 20:47, a personal best, for 17th place, while Ashley Henry's 20:58 was good enough for the 20th position.

Kelsey Vanhousen and Armila Francis rounded out the top seven by placing 22nd and 25th.

Other times were:

Kayce Swofford       21:58.46
Janet Redding        22:23.78
Megan Frantz         22:50.92
Ruth Ongley          23:06.86
Amy Malinowski      23:34.03
Mandy Isaacson     24:21.71
Micah York             27:09.92

Next Friday the team will travel to Indiana State University for the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships.

Race Results