Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten Preview
Cunningham leads Badgers to runner-up finish at Big Ten Preview
September 13, 2024 | Women's Cross Country
Transfer earns individual title in Badger debut
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Thanks to an individual title by Lindsay Cunningham in her UW debut, the No. 19 Wisconsin women's cross country program notched a second-place finish in a nine-team pool at the Big Ten Preview on Friday evening at the Orange and Blue Golf Course.Â
The Badgers finished with 63 points as a team, as Northwestern wound up winning the event with 40 points. Wisconsin was followed by Indiana, who tallied 84 points as a unit.Â
Cunningham ran a winning time of 19 minutes, 54.4 seconds to take home gold, competing in her first race as a Badger since transferring from Winona State.Â
Annika Cutforth rounded out the top-10 individual performers amongst the competition, finishing her 6K in 20:41.4 to land in 10th place.Â
Following closely behind, Stony Brook transfer Fiona McLoughlin put together a strong race as she took 12th with a time of 20:52.4.Â
Bella Jacobsen and Kylie Finger rounded out the scoring totals for Wisconsin in their first individual races of the season, placing in 15th and 25th, respectively.Â
Up Next: The Badgers will host the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Presented by Under Armour, at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course on Friday, Sept. 27. Fans who cannot attend can stream the event on RunnerSpace, in addition to following along on PTTiming.Â
Big Ten Preview
Sept. 13, 2024
Orange and Blue Golf Course
6K Race
Team Results
1. Northwestern - 40 points
2. Wisconsin - 63 points
3. Indiana - 84 points
4. Illinois - 121 points
5. Iowa - 140 points
6. Purdue - 145 points
7. Butler - 170 points
8. Cincinnati - 201 points
9. Rutgers - 206 points
Badger Scorers
1. Lindsay Cunningham - 19:54.4
10. Annika Cutforth - 20:41.4
12. Fiona McLoughlin - 20:52.4
15. Bella Jacobsen - 20:59.6
25. Kylie Finger - 21:20.2
Other Badger Runners
Mya Bunke - 21:45.2
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