The Gustavus women’s cross country squad won the nine-team Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell, Iowa on Saturday, September 20.
Gustavus (42) edged Macalester (51) and Wartburg (58) for the victory. Teammates Nichole Petersen and Nicole Olson led the Gustie assault by finishing second and third individually. It was the team’s first race on a 6K course this season.
The Grinnell course is the site of the NCAA Regional which will be held on November 15. Gustavus returns to action on Saturday, September 27 at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.
Les Duke Invitational Team Results
- Gustavus 42
- Macalester 51
- Wartburg 58
- Coe 90
- Grinnell 161
- Dordt 177
- Cornell 185
- William Penn 220
- Monmouth 241
Gustavus Runners
2nd Nichole Petersen 23:15
3rd Nicole Olson 23:23
7th Jen Skalko 23:33
19th Tasha Pike 24:39
21st Brianna Vaa 24:41
23rd Hailey Harren 24:47
24th Mollie Lager 24:48
28th Rachel Schwingler 24:54
30th Beth Zirbes 24:58
34th Ali Cordie 25:03
36th Heidi Bulfer 25:06
41st Anah Huggenvik 25:13
53rd Chandra Daw 25:49
62nd Melissa Kittock 26:03
65th Kirsten DeVries 26:08
77th Stacie Bulfer 26:35
82nd Erin McCarty 26:47
87th Ingrid Olson 27:11
91st Krista Cruse 27:27
For complete results of the Les Duke Invitational click here