March. 21, 2015
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Northwestern cross-country kicked off the 2015 outdoor track season with a number of strong individual efforts, and one excellent relay, this weekend at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays on the campus of the University of Alabama.
2015 John Mitchell Alabama Relays - RESULTS
Sophomore Andrea Ostenso maintained her momentum from a sterling indoor season, posting the second-fastest time in the women's 5,000m field. The Ladysmith, Wisconsin, native finished in 16:35.31 in an event that featured runners representing schools including Alabama, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
Elena Barham was the second-fastest `Cat in the 5,000m field at 17:27.07 while Mallory Abel finished third among the squad at 17:54.26. In the 1,500 race, Isabel Seidel finished among the Top-20 with a time of 4:39.93 while teammate Rachel Weathered finished just off her hip at 4:40.26.
On Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats wrapped up the competition in the Women's Distance Medley Relay. Ostenso, classmate Jena Pianin, Seidel and Weathered combined to finish the race in fourth place with a time of 11:54.91.
Northwestern will head west in two weeks to continue the outdoor track season with a pair of events in the Bay Area. The Wildcats will test themselves against exceptional fields on Saturday, April 4 in the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, and the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto. Another group of `Cats will compete at the Ted Haydon Invitational on the campus of the University of Chicago.
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