Saturday, September 28
Chicago, IL
10:30 a.m.
Wisconsin Badgers
vs
Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Young Badgers break out for bronze at Loyola Lakefront Invitational
September 28, 2019 | Women's Cross Country
Freshman Victoria Heiligenthal leads the way for Wisconsin
CHICAGO, Ill. – The ninth-ranked Wisconsin women's cross country team had a strong outing in its first Invitational of the season, Saturday morning, placing third overall out of 18 teams at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational.
Freshman Victoria Heiligenthal lead the way for the Badgers, crossing the line in the 5,000-meter race in 18 minutes, 01.40 seconds.
Her teammates were not far behind!
Wisconsin placed five runners in the top 25, including freshman Shea Ruhly, who finished 16th (18:13.33), freshman Sarah Shulze was 18th (18:15.98), junior Kyleigh Edwards in 21st (18:19.48) and sophomore Kristen Garcia finishing 24th (18:25.86).
"On the women's side, we were lead by three true freshman in Victoria Heiligenthal, Sarah Shulze, and Shea Ruhly, which is always wonderful to see. We need to do a little more work on pack-running with this group, but we had few savvy returners in Kyleigh Edwards and Kristen Garcia that helped us keep things moving forward. Our women are working hard, and I was really proud of how they stepped up to the plate today."
-Head coach Mackenzie Wartenberger
Freshman Victoria Heiligenthal lead the way for the Badgers, crossing the line in the 5,000-meter race in 18 minutes, 01.40 seconds.
Her teammates were not far behind!
Wisconsin placed five runners in the top 25, including freshman Shea Ruhly, who finished 16th (18:13.33), freshman Sarah Shulze was 18th (18:15.98), junior Kyleigh Edwards in 21st (18:19.48) and sophomore Kristen Garcia finishing 24th (18:25.86).
The Badgers' tough performance led to a score of 84 points, in extremely windy and muddy conditions. Northern Illinois won the meet with 60 points while Loyola was close behind in second place with 62 points.Individual women's rankings from Loyola Lakefront Invitational
— Wisconsin Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) September 28, 2019
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3rd place team finish pic.twitter.com/D9erzIAbIw
Straight from the course
"We ran two young squads today, were impressed with the toughness and grit the Badger men and women showed- particularly on a course that was incredibly windy and muddy.""On the women's side, we were lead by three true freshman in Victoria Heiligenthal, Sarah Shulze, and Shea Ruhly, which is always wonderful to see. We need to do a little more work on pack-running with this group, but we had few savvy returners in Kyleigh Edwards and Kristen Garcia that helped us keep things moving forward. Our women are working hard, and I was really proud of how they stepped up to the plate today."
-Head coach Mackenzie Wartenberger
Up next
The Badgers are back in action Friday at the Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. The women's race is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. (CT).Loyola Lakefront Invitational Results
Team:1. Northern Illinois 60
2. Loyola (Ill.) 62
3. Wisconsin 84
4. Oakland 126
5. Marquette 143
6. Western Ontario 162
7. Milwaukee 181
8. Central Michigan 245
9. McMaster 271
10. DePaul 272
11. St. Francis (Ill.) 332
12. SIU Edwardsville 333
13. Illinois- Chicago 372
14. Northwestern 374
15. Huntington 393
16. UTSA 431
17. Illinois-Springfield 473
18. Windsor 503
Wisconsin Individuals:
9. Victoria Heiligenthal 18:01.40
16. Shea Ruhly 18:13.33
18. Sarah Shulze 18:15.98
21. Kyleigh Edwards 18:19.48
24. Kristen Garcia 18:25.86
35. Emma Helstrom 18:41.45
41. Heidi Heuerman 18:54.99
46. Trista Pringle 18:58.32
48. Samantha Stieve 19:00.08
96. Jada Beacom 19:34.61
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