NEW ULM, Minn. – MLC women's cross-country has been picked to finish third in the UMAC, the conference announced Thursday.

The Knights have finished third the past two seasons.

Jemimah Habben returns for her junior season after a third-place finish in last year's UMAC championship race, running in 23:33.2. She finished eighth overall as a freshman in 2024.

Grace Hahm enters her sophomore campaign after finishing as a second-team all-UMAC performer as a freshman. She finished 12th at the conference championship meet.

Incoming freshman Claire Fischer is an exciting runner from Appleton, Wisconsin. She finished 55th overall at the Division 2 WIAA State Cross Country Championships last year for Fox Valley Lutheran.

Cross-country gets its season underway at UW-River Falls on Sept. 4