From University of Chicago Athletics
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The University of Chicago women's cross country team won its first regional title in program history with a dominant performance at the 2013 NCAA Division III Cross Country Midwest Regional on Saturday.
The Maroons topped the 38-team field with a final score of 60. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was a distant second with 101. With the win, UChicago clinched its fourth-straight bid to the NCAA Division III Championship as a team.
Six of the seven Maroons placed in the top 35 and earned All-Region recognition. Sophomore Catherine Young set the pace for UChicago once again, finishing in third place out of 282 runners with a time of 21:41.0. Senior Michaela Whitelaw also placed in the top 10 with a seventh-place showing in 22:08.1. Senior Elise Wummer (14th), sophomore Brianna Hickey (16th) and sophomore Karin Gorski (21st) all finished in the top 25 individually. Sophomore Maggie Cornelius was 33rd in a time of 22:46.0.
UChicago women's top finishers
Catherine Young (So.) – 3rd place, 21:41.0
Michaela Whitelaw (Sr.) – 7th place, 22:08.1
Elise Wummer (Sr.) – 14th place, 22:17.3
Brianna Hickey (So.) – 16th place, 22:20.8
Karin Gorski (So.) – 21st place, 22:28.1
Maggie Cornelius (So.) – 33rd place, 22:46.0
Kristin Greenwood (So.) – 63rd place, 23:19.7