Madeline Roznos (Reedsburg/Reedsburg) led the Warhawk women's cross country team at the Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota Saturday.  Roznos finished 59th in a field of 500 runners, easily the largest number of participants UW-W will run with this season, as her team placed sixteenth in the field of thirty-seven teams.

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Roznos, a sophomore, was timed in 24:19.1.  Marie Borner of Bethel University (MN) won the race in 21:36.  Roznos' time is her personal best and the best on the team this season. 

Other UW-W runners included Alyssa Duncan (East Troy/East Troy), 94th in 24:42; Jackie Nett (Hilbert/Hilbert), 107th in 24:54; and Andrea Newman (Bruce/Bruce), 127th in 25:12.  Also Eileen Hyland (Wauwatosa/PIUS), 132nd in 25:15; Katie McCabe (Random Lake/Random Lake), 135th in 25:18; and Jen Taylor (Whitewater/Whitewater), 174th in 25:52.  Duncan and McCabe both also recorded personal season best times.

UW-La Crosse won the team title with 98 points.  Following in the top ten were UW-Oshkosh 112, UW-Eau Claire 117, Bethel 136, Wartburg College 154, Carleton College 174, Saint Thomas 176, Luther College 266, Emory University 278, and UW-Platteville 312.

Following Borner to round out the top five individuals were Ayla Mitchell of UW-Oshkosh in 21:49, Simone Childs-Walker of Carleton in 22:15, Anna Kraayenbirk of Wartburg in 22:30, and Linda Keller of Minnesota-Morris in 22:45.

UW-W will compete in the Carthage Invitational Friday, October 2 at 3:15.  The Warhawks will host the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships Saturday, October 31 at 12:00 on the course west of Kachel Fieldhouse/Williams Center.

For additional information:  Jeff Miller, UW-W cross country coordinator