March 7, 2011
North Central College Last Chance Meet Results
Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invite Results
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Continuing a rigorous spring track schedule, Northwestern sent competitors to Notre Dame's Alex Wilson Invitational as well as the North Central College Last Chance Meet on Friday, setting numerous personal bests along the way.
Sophomore Audrey Huth was the lone Wildcat to attend the meet in South Bend where she ran a career-best 5K time of 16:39, placing ninth overall against a nationally competitive field.
Back in Naperville at the Last Chance meet, the Wildcats were paced in the 5K by freshman Nicole Oliver with her personal-best time of 17:52 as well as Moira Ryan in 18:11. Northwestern also placed seven runners in the top 10 of the 3K event, led by freshman Ann Powers and sophomore Molly Waterhouse, both lowering their career bests with times of 10:14 and 10:19, respectively.
Junior Rachel Kaminski put together a memorable day of races that included personal records of 4:58 in the 1-mile, where she took first place, and 2:16 in the 800-meter, where she was third. Freshman Libby Kocha and junior Hallie Busta were the next two 'Cats to cross the line in the half-mile, with Kocha in eighth and Busta in ninth place.
"It's just great seeing all the hard work paying off for our girls right now," said head coach April Likhite. "We are limited in our opportunities to race during the winter and spring, therefore each meet is all the more meaningful. I'm proud of how the team has stayed focused and worked hard these past two months but what's most exciting is getting the results. We are in an excellent place as we head into our outdoor season."
Complete results from both meets are available by following the links at the top of this page.
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