Friday, October 4
South Bend, Ind.
12 p.m .
Wisconsin Badgers
at
Joe Piane Invitational
Badgers finish sixth at Joe Piane Invitational
October 04, 2019 | Women's Cross Country
Senior standout Monson places second overall
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alicia Monson showed she hasn't missed a beat from last season. The 2018 NCAA All-American and fourth-place finisher led the way for the ninth-ranked Wisconsin women's cross country team at the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday. The senior made her 2019 debut by finishing second individually, covering the 5,000-meter race in 16 minutes, 13.73 seconds, to aid the Badgers to a sixth-place team finish.
All three Wisconsin seniors placed among the top 20 individuals - senior Amy Davis was 14th in 16:33.41 and senior Alissa Niggemann finished 18th in 16:41.67. 30. Sophomore Lucinda Crouch finished fourth for Wisconsin in 16:55.15 but the UW's fifth scorer was more than 30 seconds back. Freshman Alexa Westley finished 89 in 17:30.62 while redshirt junior Rachel Werking was 103rd in 17:37.18. Redshirt freshmen Peyton Sippy (111th in 17:42.93) and Madison Mooney (155th in 18:09.81) rounded out the UW finishers.
The Badgers' battled some of the best teams in the NCAA to finish sixth with 152 points. Unranked Utah was a surprise winner of the meet with 110 points while No. 1 Colorado finished second with 116 points. No. 17 Florida State, No. 8 North Carolina State and No. 6 Washington rounded out the top five respectively. New Mexico's Weini Kelati won the women's race in 16:01.61.
-Head coach Mackenzie Wartenberger
All three Wisconsin seniors placed among the top 20 individuals - senior Amy Davis was 14th in 16:33.41 and senior Alissa Niggemann finished 18th in 16:41.67. 30. Sophomore Lucinda Crouch finished fourth for Wisconsin in 16:55.15 but the UW's fifth scorer was more than 30 seconds back. Freshman Alexa Westley finished 89 in 17:30.62 while redshirt junior Rachel Werking was 103rd in 17:37.18. Redshirt freshmen Peyton Sippy (111th in 17:42.93) and Madison Mooney (155th in 18:09.81) rounded out the UW finishers.
The Badgers' battled some of the best teams in the NCAA to finish sixth with 152 points. Unranked Utah was a surprise winner of the meet with 110 points while No. 1 Colorado finished second with 116 points. No. 17 Florida State, No. 8 North Carolina State and No. 6 Washington rounded out the top five respectively. New Mexico's Weini Kelati won the women's race in 16:01.61.
Straight from the course
"Today was a tough day for us against some of the very best teams in the NCAA. The women ran very strongly in the final 1k of the race to make sure we finished in decent position, but we lost confidence in the middle of the race. We will have to build on that over the next month to get to where we've set our goals. I am thrilled with Alicia's second-place finish, she's back in fantastic form. It' a long season and we are looking forward to getting back to work."-Head coach Mackenzie Wartenberger
Women's individual results from the Joe Piane Invitational 👐🏽 pic.twitter.com/uicgspQm05
— Wisconsin Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) October 4, 2019
Women's update:
— Wisconsin Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) October 4, 2019
Team score-152
Westley-89th
Werking-103rd
Sippy-111th
Mooney-155th
Up next
The Badgers have a break from competition next week before they are back in action at home for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in two weeks at the Zimmer Championship Course. Women are set to race at 11 a.m. on Oct. 18.
| Joe Piane Invitational Results | ||
| Team | Score | |
| 1. | Utah | 110 |
| 2. | Colorado | 116 |
| 3. | Florida State | 129 |
| 4. | North Carolina State | 139 |
| 5. | Washington | 144 |
| 6. | Wisconsin | 152 |
| 7. | New Mexico | 176 |
| 8. | Notre Dame | 239 |
| 9. | Minnesota | 265 |
| 10. | Ole Miss | 288 |
| 11. | Boston College | 301 |
| 12. | Indiana | 311 |
| 13. | Butler | 315 |
| 14. | Alabama | 405 |
| 15. | Iowa State | 449 |
| 16. | Weber State | 455 |
| 17. | Colorado State | 463 |
| 18. | Auburn | 474 |
| 19. | Arizona | 477 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 492 |
| 21. | Purdue | 504 |
| 22. | Iowa | 529 |
| 23. | Utah Valley | 604 |
| 24. | Bradley | 636 |
| Individuals | ||
| 2. | Alicia Monson | 16:13.73 |
| 14. | Amy Davis | 16:33.41 |
| 18. | Alissa Niggemann | 16:41.67 |
| 30. | Lucinda Crouch | 16:55.15 |
| 89. | Alexa Westley | 17:30. 62 |
| 103. | Rachel Werking | 17:37.18 |
| 111. | Peyton Sippy | 17:42.93 |
| 155. | Madison Mooney | 18:09.81 |
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