ROCK ISLAND, Ill.- The UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team competed at the Augustana College (Ill.) Interregional Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 17), placing 15th among the 35 teams with a team score of 439 points.
Charlie Flint of Colorado College captured the individual title in 20:54, edging out Elena Stanciu of UC Santa Cruz by two seconds. UW-La Crosse captured the team title with 67 points.
Lehna Mitchell (Oshkosh/Oshkosh North) led the Titans with a 37th-place finish. She snuck under 22 minutes, running a 21:59.3.
Izzy Ciesla (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) and
Allison VanDerWegen (Kaukauna/Kaukauna) also claimed top-100 placements. Ciesla ran a 22:37.6 for 94th and VanDerWegen placed 97th in 22:39.0.
Emma Boegh (Berlin/Berlin) was the fourth-fastest Titan. She ran 22:51.3, which was good for 117th.
Evelyn Karls (Kimberly/Kimberly) rounded out the scorers for the Titans, running the course in 23:03.6 for 134th.
Jamie Catania (Fond du Lac/Horace Mann) and
Josie Makurat (Fairfax, Va./Woodson) were Oshkosh's sixth and seventh runners. Catania finished in 23:05.2 for 138th. Makurat finished in 184th for 23:37.5.
The Titans had three additional athletes compete as well.
Ella Kojis (Dousman/Waukesha South) finished in 200th (23:52.6),
Ava Dughetti (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) placed 210th (23:58.2) and Anabel placed 275th (25:09.9).
The Titans compete again on Friday (Oct. 23) for their second home meet of the year, hosting the UW-Oshkosh open at the XC Ranch.
