Women's Cross Country finishes 26th of 36 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational
By Tim Glon
WINNECONNE, Wis. — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished 26th of 36 teams at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational on Saturday at Lake Breeze Golf Course.
The Polar Bears (25-34 overall) finished with 690 points in the field of teams that featured eight nationally-ranked teams.
Sophomore Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) led ONU across the finish line, placing 55th of 528 runners in 23:09.
Senior Nikki Huber (Findlay) was 134th in 24:13 and senior Genevieve Marchese (Dayton/Carroll) was 156th in 24:38.
"Our women's team ran a good race today," ONU head coach Jason Maus said. "We had several personal bests today against a very good national field. We are getting better each week."
The Polar Bears will return to action Oct. 29 at the OAC Championships at Capital.
Team Standings
1. #5 Washington (Mo.) 94, 2. #8 Calvin (Mich.) 113, 3. #20 Chicago (Ill.) 137, 4. St. Norbert (Wis.) 173, 5. #16 Hope (Mich.) 210, 6. #26 Saint Thomas (Minn.) 220, 7. Wartburg (Iowa) 241, 8. #29 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 246, 9. #17 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 272, 10. Trinity (Tex.) 304, #35 Willammette (Ore.) 314, 12. Occidental (Calif.) 340, 13. Aurora (Ill.) 360, 14. Wisconsin-Stout 409, 15. Wheaton (Ill.) 446, 16. North Central (Ill.) 468, 17. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 474, 18. Albion (Mich.) 514, 19. Olivet Nazarene 518, 20. Concordia (Wis.) 552, 21. Carroll (Wis.) 566, 22. Lake Forest (Ill.) 606, 23. Augustana (Ill.) 613, 24. Dubuque (Iowa) 618, 25. Illinois Wesleyan 669, 26. Ohio Northern 690, 27. Lawrence (Wis.) 825, 28. St. Scholastica (Wis.) 855, 29. Elmhurst (Ill.) 856, 30. Wisconsin-Whitewater 901, 31. Moody Bible 914, 32. Wisconsin-Superior 983, 33. Milwaukee (Wis.) Engineering 1031, 34. Concordia (Ill.) 1079, 35. Finlandia (Mich.) 1159, 36. Dominican (Ill.).
Top 5 Individual Results
1. Erin herrman (Hope) 21:22, 2. Aly Wayne (WashU) 21:26, 3. Erin Artz (SN) 21:29, 4. Lauren Strohbehn (Calvin) 21:43, 5. Johanna Admiraal (Calvin) 21:44.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
55. Ashlie Baumann 23:09, 134. Nikki Huber 24:13, 156. Genevieve Marchese 24:38, 168. Colleen Grainger 24:54, 177. Zoe Schilling 25:05, 185. Madeleine Routhier 25:13, 189. Angie Sullivan 25:19, 301. Janelle Posthuma 25:43.