OSHKOSH, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh women's cross country team won the UW-Oshkosh Open on Friday (Oct. 23) with 25 points.
The Titans were led by
Tianna Hayes (Oshkosh/Oshkosh North), who finished the course at the XC Ranch in 24:47.2 for sixth place.
Natalie Orbon (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew),
Breanne Kulpa (Two Rivers/Two Rivers) and
Madeline Osmanski (Algonquin, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs) added the remainder of Oshkosh's top-10 placements with back-to-back-to-back finishes that ranked eighth through 10th. Orbon placed eighth in 24:52.8, Kulpa ran a 24:57.4 for ninth and Osmanski was 10th with a time of 25:09.1.
MacKenzie Dix (Green Bay/Ashwaubenon) was the final scoring Titan, placing 12th in 25:36.3.
Rounding out the top seven were
Marissa Johnson (Rosendale/Laconia) and
Annie Jesse (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township), who placed 24th and 25th with respective finishes of 27:03.2 and 27:05.9.
The Titans will chase the 17th conference title in program history on Saturday, Oct. 31, when they race in the 48th WIAC Championship in Whitewater.
