Eau Claire, WI - The MLC men's and women's cross country squads ran at the Blugold Invitational on Friday morning, competing against D-I, D-II, and D-III schools in the Midwest region.
Out of 330 male runners,
Eliott Heiderich placed 218th overall in the 8000M Varsity event. The sophomore clocked in at 28:47.6.
Levi Panitzke was the next Knight to cross the finish line, coming in at 251st with a time of 29:56.2.Â
Alex Enslen (275th, 30:57.9),
Caleb Jensen (284th, 31:20.7), and
Elijah Hutchinson (285th, 31:22.3) were the other MLC runners to place within the top 300 of the race.
For the women,
Jemimah Habben, was the top MLC finisher once again out of 350 runners, placing 135th overall (24:44.1) in the 6000M.
Nicole Trapp earned the 255th spot with a mark of 26:45.2, while
Aubrey Bode took 274th after her time of 27:08.6.
Carys Wendland was the fourth MLC women's runner to crack the top 300, coming in at 291st overall (28:20.6).
MLC cross country will be action again next Saturday, October 11, at 11 a.m. for the Finanger Invitational hosted by Luther College.
