Racing in the first portion of the NCAA Central Regional Championship yesterday in Houghton, MI the College of Saint Benedict finished sixth overall with 53 points. Finishing above the likes of Saint Scholastica, Saint Olaf, and Saint Cloud State, the Blazers entered today’s 10K freestyle portion confident they could duplicate their results
Junior Christi Nowak (Dayton, MN, Rogers) continued her outstanding season by placing a personal best 16th place. Her time of 19:04.7 was her best classical finish of the three-year colligate career. Junior Anna Roessler (Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids) and senior Maggie Donahue (Plymouth, MN, Wayzata) also contributed to the Blazers overall point total. Roessler finished with a time of 19:21.8 putting her in 20th place while Donahue’s time of 20:20.8 left her in 33rd place.
The Blazers close out their season today with the 10K freestyle competition.
Place Team Total Points
1 NMU 95
2 MTU 82
3 UAF 71
4 UWGB 70
5 GAC 60
6 CSB 53
7 CSS 41
8 STO 37
9 SCSU 30
10 NOR 12
Individual Results