The College of Saint Benedict cross country team finished strong at the National Catholic Invite this past Friday at the Universtiy of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN. The Blazers took fifth out of twenty-four teams with two runners, Alyx Chapman and Kaycee Knutson, who finished in the top 25 performances of all time in the 5k race. Senior
Alyx Chapman (Stillwater, MN, Stillwater Area) led the way for the Blazers taking 13th place with a time of 19:22. Following Chapman was sophomore runner
Kaycee Knutson (Esko, MN, Esko) who took 16th place with a time of 19:29.
Other athletes who finished with strong times were
Kaitlyn Schwarz (Mahtomedi, MN, Mahtomedi) with a time of 20:08,
Shannon McEvoy (Bloomington, MN, Jefferson) with a time of 20:36, and
Ashley Irons (Twin Falls, ID, Twin Falls) with a time of 20:50. Following shortly after was
Megan Smith (Lakeville, MN, Lakeville North) with a time of 20:51 and
Anna Williams (Apple Valley, MN, Eastview) with at time of 21:10.
The next meet for the Blazers will be the BluGold Invitational on Otober 2, 2009 in Eau Claire, WI at 4:00 p.m.
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