ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Running against a stiff field that featured 10 nationally-ranked teams, Cornell's women held their own Saturday at Augustana's Interregional Invitational at Saukie Golf Course.
The Rams, ranked No. 6 in the Midwest Region, had two individuals crack the Top 100 in the Gold Division, paced by a 15th-place effort from junior
Lidia Dahlman. Dahlman established a season-best 6K time in 21:39.
Dahlman beat 294 competitors in the large field.
Sophomore
Gretchyn Fairlie clocked a lifetime-best mark of 22:38 and finished 95th overall.
The Rams also received a personal-best time from
Milar Little in 122nd (22:55).
Carley Seeley crossed 169th (23:27) and
Zoe Peesel was 223rd (24:09) to round out Cornell's scoring five.
Cornell finished 19th out of 35 teams with 547 points. No. 3 UW-La Crosse posted a winning team score of 67 points. Charlie Flint, of Colorado College, was crowned individual champion in 20:54.
The Rams also competed in the Blue Division, taking 21st out of 29 teams.
Sophie Stumbo was the first Cornell runner to cross, placing 168th out of 314 with a season-best mark of 25:21.
Coming up – The Rams compete at the Midwest Conference Championships Oct. 31, hosted by Beloit College in Beloit, Wis.