Pack running leads Badgers to second place

Saturday, October 2

E.P. Tom Sawyer Park, Louisville, KY

9:15 a.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

Live in Lou Cross Country Classic

The Badgers pose with a Louisville Slugger after finishing second at Live in Lou.

Pack running leads Badgers to second place

October 02, 2021 | Women's Cross Country

Ruhly leads Wisconsin at Live in Lou Classic

By: Diane Nordstrom

Results (PDF)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Running as a pack for the first time this season, the 26th-ranked Wisconsin women's cross country team finished second at the Live in Lou Classic on Saturday morning. The Badgers scored 75 points to finish second to No. 8 Michigan, which won the meet with 39 points.

Redshirt sophomore Shea Ruhly led UW at the meet, covering the 5,000-meter course in 16 minutes, 46.7 seconds for sixth place. Her time was a personal best by more than 90 seconds.

Junior Victoria Heiligenthal also improved her personal best time by over a minute, crossing the line in 16:54.4 for 11th place. Fifth-year transfer Stella Gillman made her Badger debut by finishing 13th in 16:59.4.

A trio of Badgers finished within a second of each other as Lucinda Crouch, Samantha Stieve and Alissa Niggemann placed 22nd, 23rd and 24th, respectively. Crouch crossed in 17:07.8 while Stieve improved her personal best by nearly two minutes, finishing in 17:08.4. Niggemann rounded out the trio in 17:08.7.

Other Badger finishers were Sarah Shulze, 29th in 17:13.6, more than a one minute personal best; Madison Mooney, 39th in 17:32.6; and Emma Watcke, 43rd in 17:35.7.

Straight from the Course

Head Coach Mackenzie Wartenberger
"We attempted to run as a pack for the first time this season and it was a great meet across the board especially for some of our first-time runners. What a great meet for Shea (Ruhly) but Victoria (Heiligenthal) also had a fantastic meet. Samantha Stieve had an incredible race today and a really strong finish. I'm very proud of all of her hard work.

"It was a great meet and we are looking forward to continuing to improve as we look towards the Nuttycombe."

Up Next

The Badgers host the prestigious Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Oct. 15 at the Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. Races start at 11 a.m.

Top 15 Teams
1. Michigan	39
2. Wisconsin	75
3. West Virginia	122
4. Lipscomb	205
5. Middle Tennessee State	213
6. Grand Valley State	217
7. Miami (OH)	230
8. Loyola	289
9. UC Colorado Springs	398
10. Johns Hopkins	399
11. Radford	424
12. High Point	443
13. Queens (NC)	468
14. St. Franics (IL)	535
15. Louisville	564

Top 10 Individuals
1. Celli McCabe	WVU	16:27.8
2. Kayla Windemuller	MICH	16:41.3
3. Carmen Riano	MIAMI	16:42.3
4. Katelynne Hart	MICH	16:44.9
5. Ericka VanderLende	MICH	16:45.1
6. Shea Ruhly	WIS	16:46.7
7. Kathleen Simms	LOY	16:47.6
8. Hannah Moran	RAD	16:48.7
9. Rachel Butler	XAV	16:50.5
10. Anne Forsyth	MICH	16:51.8

Other Wisconsin Finishers
11. Victoria Heiligenthal	WIS	16:54.4
13. Stella Gillman	WIS	16:59.4
22. Lucinda Crouch	WIS	17:07.8
23. Samantha Stieve	WIS	17:08.4
24. Alissa Niggemann	WIS	17:08.7
29. Sarah Shulze	WIS	17:13.6
39. Madison Mooney	WIS	17:32.6
43. Emma Watcke	WIS	17:35.7