Northwestern University Athletics
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Roy Griak XC Invitational
Cross Country Finishes 11th at Roy Griak Invitational
9/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country & Track
Sept. 23, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern University women's cross country team finished 11th of 29 teams at the 16th annual Roy Griak Invitational meet on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Wildcats scored 281 points. Host Minnesota won the meet with 98 points.
For the third time in three meets, sophomore Rachel Evjen was the top 'Cat. She completed the 6-kilometer course in 21:47, good for 22nd overall. Laura Evans was also a Top 50 finisher, taking 49th in 22:10.
Emily Blakeslee (58th/22:21), Nicole Kuznia (73rd/22:32) and Karen Rogers (79th/22:37) also scored for the Wildcats. Nora Colligan (96th/22:47) and Jennifer Anderson (106th/22:55) were the Wildcats' other runners.
The individual title was won by Arizona's Tara Chaplin, who ran the course in 21 minutes flat to win by eight seconds.
Northwestern will be back in action next Saturday at the Lakefront Invitational in Chicago.
TEAM SCORES
1. Minnesota, 98 points
2. Yale, 127
3. Arizona State, 140
4. Arizona, 146
5. Providence, 159
6. Colorado State, 172
7. Oregon, 232
8. Marquette, 243
9. Weber State, 250
10. Wake Forest, 261
11. Northwestern, 281
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Tara Chaplin, Arizona (21:00)
2. Lisa Aguilera, ASU (21:08)
3. Rachel Hixson, Providence (21:14)
4. Sara Day, Wake Forest (21:18)
5. Corinne Nimitz, Minnesota (21:20)
6. Hanna Smedstad, Oregon (21:21)
7. Liz Roodell, CSU (21:24)
8. Darja Vasiljeva, Minnesota (21:28)
9. Carrie Gould, Eastern Michigan (21:30)
10. Kate O'Neill, Yale (21:30)
OTHER NU RUNNERS
22. Rachel Evjen, NU (21:47)
49. Laura Evans, NU (22:10)
58. Emily Blakeslee, NU (22:21)
73. Nicole Kuznia (22:32)
79. Karen Rogers, NU (22:37)
96. Nora Colligan (22:47)
106. Jennifer Anderson (22:55)
(132) Maria Badaracco (23:14)
(143) Clarissa Hitchon (23:20)
(160) Shannon McGowan (23:32)
(206) Sarah Davis (24:22)
(222) Catie LaBracke (24:45)
