| The Southeastern University women’s cross country team had a stellar showing at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge at Riverside Park. The Fire were fifth in a field of 26 teams that featured 16 ranked or receiving votes squads. Second-ranked Madonna won the meet with 70 points, followed by No. 8 Aquinas (107), No. 4 St. Francis (123), and No. 5 Taylor (147). SEU had a team score of 194, besting No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan by eight points, and also finished ahead of No. 9 Cornerstone, and No. 13 Rocky Mountain. Sophomore Julia Rohm placed 17th overall in a time of 18:52 to lead the way. Classmate Makenzie Johnson placed 28th in 19:11. Freshman Emma Woltjer was third on the roster, placing 36th in 19:19. Ten seconds later, freshman Madeline Scherer crossed in 52 place. Junior Raeanna Pabon rounded out the scoring in 61st in a time of 19:32. Southeastern had its entire top seven across the finish line in under 20 minutes with Kelsi Ogilvie finishing in 19:51 in 81st and Emma McLaughlin finishing in 19:57 in 91st. The Fire will look to win its second Sun Conference championship in three years in two weeks in Hardeeville, S.C. |
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