Niggemann Davis Monson

Women's Cross Country Leah Lustig

Badgers finish sixth at Joe Piane Invitational

Senior standout Monson places second overall

Women's Cross Country Leah Lustig

Badgers finish sixth at Joe Piane Invitational

Senior standout Monson places second overall

SOUTH BEND, Ind. ā€“ Alicia MonsonĀ 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 14thĀ  in 16:33.41 and senior Alissa Niggemann finished 18thĀ  in 16:41.67.Ā 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.
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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.Ā  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
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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 ZimmerĀ Championship Course. Women are set to race at 11 a.m. on Oct. 18.

Ā Joe Piane Invitational Results
Ā Team Ā Score
Ā 1. Ā Utah Ā 110
Ā 2. Ā Colorado Ā 116
Ā 3. Ā Florida State Ā 129
Ā 4. Ā North Carolina State Ā 139
Ā 5. Ā Washington Ā 144
Ā 6. Ā Wisconsin Ā 152
Ā 7. Ā New Mexico Ā 176
Ā 8. Ā Notre Dame Ā 239
Ā 9. Ā Minnesota Ā 265
Ā 10. Ā Ole Miss Ā 288
Ā 11. Ā Boston College Ā 301
Ā 12. Ā Indiana Ā 311
Ā 13. Ā Butler Ā 315
Ā 14. Ā Alabama Ā 405
Ā 15. Ā Iowa State Ā 449
Ā 16. Ā Weber State Ā 455
Ā 17. Ā Colorado State Ā 463
Ā 18. Ā Auburn Ā 474
Ā 19. Ā Arizona Ā 477
Ā 20. Ā North Carolina Ā 492
Ā 21. Ā Purdue Ā 504
Ā 22. Ā Iowa Ā 529
Ā 23. Ā Utah Valley Ā 604
Ā 24. Ā Bradley Ā 636
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Ā IndividualsĀ Ā 
Ā 2. Ā Alicia Monson Ā 16:13.73
Ā 14. Ā Amy Davis Ā 16:33.41
Ā 18. Ā Alissa Niggemann Ā 16:41.67
Ā 30. Ā Lucinda Crouch Ā 16:55.15
Ā 89. Ā Alexa WestleyĀ  Ā 17:30. 62
Ā 103. Ā Rachel WerkingĀ  Ā 17:37.18
Ā 111. Ā Peyton SippyĀ  Ā 17:42.93
Ā 155. Ā Madison Mooney Ā 18:09.81
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Players Mentioned

Alissa Niggemann

Alissa Niggemann

5' 6"
Senior
Alexa Westley

Alexa Westley

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alissa Niggemann

Alissa Niggemann

5' 6"
Senior
Alexa Westley

Alexa Westley

Freshman