Lady Bearcats Race at the National Catholic Invitational

The Brescia women's cross country team raced at the National Catholic Invitational at the University of Notre Dame on September 20.

The race, hosted at the Burke Golf Course at Notre Dame, was the Lady Bearcats' first big meet of the season.

The team was led by Madeline Jones (JR, Mt. Carmel, Ill.), who finished the 5k race in 22:13.

Abagale Huelsman (FR, Fort Branch, Ind.) and Mckenzie Severs (FR, Hawesville, Ky.) completed the 5k in 23:14 and 23:20, respectively. Huelsman and Severs finished back-to-back.

Marianne Glaziner (FR, Terre Haute, Ind.) and Raegan Halley (FR, McLeansboro, Ill.) rounded out the top five for the Bearcats. Kaylee Simpson (FR, Dawson Springs, Ky.) finished sixth on the team. Glaziner, Halley, and Simpson each finished within eight spots of eachother.

"The ladies have had some great workouts leading into this weekend and may have still been feeling it in their legs. We knew we wouldn't have our number four from two weeks ago and our number five from two weeks ago rolled her ankle not too far into the race. Even though we didn't have the finishes we were hoping for we have time to take the positives from the race and look to our next race in two weeks," said Head Coach Luke Stoffel.

The women's cross country team will be back in action on October 5 at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Kentucky at 11:00 a.m.