CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Northwestern cross country returned to the trail on Saturday in Virginia as they previewed the NCAA Championship course at the Virginia Invitational.
Katherine Hessler led all Wildcats with a 17:04.3 finish, over a minute faster than her 5k time in Madison two weeks ago. In fact, eight of Northwestern's nine athletes cut more than a minute off their previous time and all nine improved upon their Big Ten Preview time by at least 30 seconds.
Hessler was one of six 'Cats to set a new collegiate personal best for a 5k. Juniors Ava Earl and Fiona Lenth, sophomore Maddy Whitman and first years Anna Delgado and Erin Boler all set new personal records as well.
As a whole, Northwestern's 17:24.18 team average netted them a 359 team score, which was 14th out of 23 teams.
The 'Cats will return to action this Friday closer to home, as they take on local and Big Ten foes at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational. The women's Gold Division 6k begins at 10:00 a.m.
FULL NORTHWESTERN RESULTS
45. Katherine Hessler (17:04.3)
66. Ava Earl (17:20.2)
69. Anna Delgado (17:22.6)
88. Maddy Whitman (17:33.4)
104. Kalea Bartolotto (17:40.4)
106. Adele Magaud (17:42.2)
115. Fiona Lenth (17:48.4)
143. Erin Boler (18:04.7)
170. Deepti Choudhury (18:29.4)
Katherine Hessler led all Wildcats with a 17:04.3 finish, over a minute faster than her 5k time in Madison two weeks ago. In fact, eight of Northwestern's nine athletes cut more than a minute off their previous time and all nine improved upon their Big Ten Preview time by at least 30 seconds.
Hessler was one of six 'Cats to set a new collegiate personal best for a 5k. Juniors Ava Earl and Fiona Lenth, sophomore Maddy Whitman and first years Anna Delgado and Erin Boler all set new personal records as well.
As a whole, Northwestern's 17:24.18 team average netted them a 359 team score, which was 14th out of 23 teams.
The 'Cats will return to action this Friday closer to home, as they take on local and Big Ten foes at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational. The women's Gold Division 6k begins at 10:00 a.m.
FULL NORTHWESTERN RESULTS
45. Katherine Hessler (17:04.3)
66. Ava Earl (17:20.2)
69. Anna Delgado (17:22.6)
88. Maddy Whitman (17:33.4)
104. Kalea Bartolotto (17:40.4)
106. Adele Magaud (17:42.2)
115. Fiona Lenth (17:48.4)
143. Erin Boler (18:04.7)
170. Deepti Choudhury (18:29.4)