BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Cross Country program earned four Top 50 finishes at the Toni St. Pierre Invitational in St. Cloud, Minn. Friday evening.
Carol Miller led the charge, landing in 24
th place.
Carol Miller's 24
th place finish came with a time of 20:03.8. Behind Miller by under 24 seconds,
Abigail Namukwaya took 37
th, in her first collegiate race, with a final time of 20:27.3.
Carmen Lyon and
Sophie Rylance ended the race in 43
rd and 44
th with times of 20:41.3 and 20:44.6, respectively, rounding out the four top 50 finishes. Adding 41 points to the Beavers' team total,
Sydnie Price finished at 63
rd with a time of 22:11.9. The final runner for the Beavers,
Ava Werner, landed in 85
th with a final time of 23:18.9.
On the team front, the University of Wisconsin-Stout earned the first-place finish with 26 points. Host team, College of St. Benedict, came in second with 61 points followed by Bethel University in third with 69 points. Fellow Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference members, St. Cloud State University, grabbed the fourth spot in the lineup with 81 points. Rounding out the top five, University of Wisconsin-Superior finished with 127 points in fifth place.
The Beavers now prepare to head to Moorhead, Minn. to race at Nemzek Stadium in the Dragon Twilight, hosted by Minnesota State University Moorhead. The 5,000-meter race begins at 7:30 p.m. and live results are available on the
BSU Cross Country website.
For more information on the Bemidji State Cross Country program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on X (@BSUBeaversXCTF), like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers) and like them on Instagram (@BSUBeaversXC).
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
