Friday, September 27
Madison, WI
11 AM
Wisconsin Badgers
vs
2024 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Photo by: Tom Lynn
Badgers place fifth at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
September 27, 2024 | Women's Cross Country
Ruhly, Cunningham pace Wisconsin in home meet
MADISON, Wis. - A strong team-run notched a fifth-place finish for the No. 19 Wisconsin women's cross country team in Friday's Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Presented by Under Armour atthe Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.
The Badgers tallied 182 points as a unit while No. 5 Washington, a new member of the Big Ten, won the team title with 110 points. Sadie Sigjfstead from Villanova was the individual champion, completing her race in 19 minutes, 55.7 seconds.
Shea Ruhly made her season debut for the Badgers, as the graduate student covered the 6K course in 20:40.6 to place 30th.
She was joined by the individual champion of the Big Ten Preview in Lindsay Cunningham, fresh off of her Big Ten Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week from her last time out. Cunningham finished in 31st, clocking in at 20:41.2
Carolyn Shult and Annika Cutforth weren't far behind, as the two runners each ran sub 21-minute 6Ks to place 36th and 38th, respectively.
To cap off the scoring, Fiona McLoughlin was the fifth Badger to cross the finish line with a time of 20:56.2.
Bella Jacobsen, Leane Willemse and Kylie Finger each put together strong performances—completing a successful meet on the women's side of action.
Straight from the Course
UW Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Mick Byrne
"We always felt that we were better than 19th in the country and we obviously showed that today. Leane (Willemse), who was runner-up in the Big Ten last year, had a rough day out there. That's the sign of a good when your No. 1 athlete has a tough day and you can still finish in fifth h in a massive field like this with some amazing teams. Teams that were really ranked much, much higher than us, but rankings that early in the season don't really mean anything, they really don't. It is what happens now and the next couple of weeks, the rankings will kind of sort themselves out. So, again, great run by our women. Shea Ruhly 29th, Lindsay Cunningham right behind her, coming in 30th place. Great, fantastic support by Annika Cutforth and a few other women that just really did a great job. So, excited for that team and for the rest of the season."
Up Next: Next week, the Badgers head back to Illinois to take part in the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational on Friday, Oct. 4 with the first race set to start at 10:00 a.m. CT.
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Sept. 27, 2024
Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course
6K Race
Team Results
1. Washington - 110 points
2. Utah - 139 points
3. Georgetown - 145 points
4. Providence - 180 points
5. Wisconsin - 182 points
6. Furman - 209 points
7. North Carolina - 235 points
8. Gonzaga - 260 points
9. Oregon - 264 points
10. Penn State - 273 points
Badger Scorers
30. Shea Ruhly - 20:40.6
31. Lindsay Cunningham - 20:41.2
36. Carolyn Shult - 20:50.5
38. Annika Cutforth - 20:51.3
47. Fiona McLoughlin - 20:56.2
Other Badger Runners
Bella Jacobsen - 21:09.5
Leane Willemse - 21:20.7
Kylie Finger - 21:41.1
The Badgers tallied 182 points as a unit while No. 5 Washington, a new member of the Big Ten, won the team title with 110 points. Sadie Sigjfstead from Villanova was the individual champion, completing her race in 19 minutes, 55.7 seconds.
Shea Ruhly made her season debut for the Badgers, as the graduate student covered the 6K course in 20:40.6 to place 30th.
She was joined by the individual champion of the Big Ten Preview in Lindsay Cunningham, fresh off of her Big Ten Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week from her last time out. Cunningham finished in 31st, clocking in at 20:41.2
Carolyn Shult and Annika Cutforth weren't far behind, as the two runners each ran sub 21-minute 6Ks to place 36th and 38th, respectively.
To cap off the scoring, Fiona McLoughlin was the fifth Badger to cross the finish line with a time of 20:56.2.
Bella Jacobsen, Leane Willemse and Kylie Finger each put together strong performances—completing a successful meet on the women's side of action.
Straight from the Course
UW Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Mick Byrne
"We always felt that we were better than 19th in the country and we obviously showed that today. Leane (Willemse), who was runner-up in the Big Ten last year, had a rough day out there. That's the sign of a good when your No. 1 athlete has a tough day and you can still finish in fifth h in a massive field like this with some amazing teams. Teams that were really ranked much, much higher than us, but rankings that early in the season don't really mean anything, they really don't. It is what happens now and the next couple of weeks, the rankings will kind of sort themselves out. So, again, great run by our women. Shea Ruhly 29th, Lindsay Cunningham right behind her, coming in 30th place. Great, fantastic support by Annika Cutforth and a few other women that just really did a great job. So, excited for that team and for the rest of the season."
Up Next: Next week, the Badgers head back to Illinois to take part in the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational on Friday, Oct. 4 with the first race set to start at 10:00 a.m. CT.
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Sept. 27, 2024
Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course
6K Race
Team Results
1. Washington - 110 points
2. Utah - 139 points
3. Georgetown - 145 points
4. Providence - 180 points
5. Wisconsin - 182 points
6. Furman - 209 points
7. North Carolina - 235 points
8. Gonzaga - 260 points
9. Oregon - 264 points
10. Penn State - 273 points
Badger Scorers
30. Shea Ruhly - 20:40.6
31. Lindsay Cunningham - 20:41.2
36. Carolyn Shult - 20:50.5
38. Annika Cutforth - 20:51.3
47. Fiona McLoughlin - 20:56.2
Other Badger Runners
Bella Jacobsen - 21:09.5
Leane Willemse - 21:20.7
Kylie Finger - 21:41.1
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Cross Country
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/ Women's Cross Country
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/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
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