2014 Big Ten Preview Ashton Cross Country Course • Iowa City, Iowa • Distance: 6 Kilometers Complete Results

Team Results 1. Michigan 16 2. Wisconsin 70 3. Northwestern 87 4. Kansas State 101 5. Iowa 113

Individual Results 1. Erin Finn Michigan 20:36.41 2. Shannon Osika Michigan 21:16.45 3. Brook Handler Michigan 21:20.33 4. Taylor Pogue Michigan 21:22.41 5. Laura Galvan Kansas State 21:24.77 12. Emma-Lisa Murphy Wisconsin 21:53.88 13. Sarah Disanza Wisconsin 21:54.28 14. Molly Hanson Wisconsin 21:54.34 15. Gabi Anzalone Wisconsin 21:54.70 16. Grace Meurer Wisconsin 21:56.02 17. Colette Richter Wisconsin 21:56.05 22. Sarah Heinemann Wisconsin 22:04.54  Wisconsin Women's Cross Country Online • This Week in Badger Women's Cross Country • @Badger_Track on Twitter  |  Facebook • U.S. Cellular Text Alerts  |  Mobile UW App • InsideBadgerSports.com   |  Photos

Sept. 20, 2014

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Two weeks removed from their win at the Badger Opener, the No. 16 Wisconsin women's cross country team showed no signs of rust, finishing second at the Iowa Big Ten Preview at the Ashton Cross Country Course.

Wisconsin claimed five spots in a row to find themselves in the top-three of the team scores.

Junior leader Emma-Lisa Murphy took 12th place, finishing the 6-kilometer course in a time of 21 minutes, 53.9 seconds. Sophomore Sarah Disanza was 13th in 21:54.3 while junior Molly Hanson was 14th in 21:54.4. Senior Gabi Anzalone was 15th in 21:54.7 and junior Grace Meurer finished in 21:56.1 to claim 16th-place.

Fast Facts • UW's top-six finishers finished within two seconds of each other • Emma-Lisa Murphy and Sarah Disanza finished in the top-two for UW for the second-straight race • The Badgers race again on Oct. 4 at the Greater Lousiville Classic

The Badgers, finishing second with a score of 70 points, came in behind No. 1 Michigan, who scored a near perfect score of 16 points. Northwestern finished third with 87 points, and Kansas State (101 points) and Iowa (113 points) rounded out the top-five.  

Prior to the race, Director of Cross Country and Track & Field, Mick Byrne mentioned how he wanted the Badgers to run as a team today, which was something the team accomplished.

 “For both teams, this was an opportunity to preview the Big Ten course,” Byrne said. “It was a nice team effort today by the team. For them, it is a learning curve and they’re starting to understand the process.

“Big Ten’s is still six weeks away and there is still lots of work to be done, but I see huge progress.”

The rest of the Badgers were not far behind the top-five. Redshirt freshman Colette Richter made a strong showing with a time of 21:56.1, finishing 17th overall and sixth for Wisconsin. Sarah Heinemann (22:04.6), Liga Blyholder (22:23.9), and Anne Gregory (22:33.0) rounded out the Wisconsin squad, finishing 22nd, 28th, and 32nd overall, respectively.

The Badgers will travel to Louisville, Kentucky on Oct. 4th to compete in the Greater Louisville Classic.