Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
Bradley Open
Women's Cross Country 2nd of 18 at Bradley Open
9/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country & Track
Sept. 8, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern University women's cross country had four runners in the Top 10, and its fifth place 13th, but it wasn't enough to overcome Marquette at the Bradley Open Friday evening. Marquette had three of the top four runners and placed all of their top five in the first 10 spots to win the 18-team event with 27 points. Northwestern scored 36 points. Fellow Big Ten member Illinois was a distant third with 100 points.
Sophomore Rachel Evjen (Eau Claire, Wis./North), an All-District runner a year ago, again led the way for the Wildcats. She finished second overall with a time of 17:50 on the 5-kilometer course, just four seconds off the winning time by Marquette's Susan Barth. They were the only two to break the 18-minute mark.
Sophomore Karen Rogers (St. Louis, Mo./Kirkwood) and freshman Emily Blakeslee (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) both clocked 18:13 and were listed sixth and seventh, respectively, while Laura Evans (Christiansburg, Va./Christiansburg) was eighth in 18:22. Nora Colligan (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) rounded out Northwestern's scorers, placing 13th overall in 18:33.
Northwestern is off until Saturday, Sept. 23, when they compete in the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis.
TEAM SCORES
1. Marquette, 27 points
2. Northwestern, 36
3. Illinois, 100
4. Indiana State, 160
5. Bradley, 162
6. Southern Illinois, 178
7. Eastern Illinois, 193
8. Western Illinois, 222
9. Northern Illinois, 287
10. Illinois-Chicago, 290
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Susan Barth, Marquette (17:46)
2. Rachel Evjen, NU (17:50)
3. Bethany Harry, Marquette (18:02)
4. Jessie Swan, Marquette (18:06)
5. Amber Hunt, Illinois (18:09)
6. Karen Rogers, NU (18:13)
7. Emily Blakeslee, NU (18:13)
8. Laura Evans, NU (18:22)
9. Brianna Dahm, Marquette (18:25)
10. Jamie Haro, Marquette (18:26)
OTHER NU RUNNERS
13. Nora Colligan (18:33)
17. Nicole Kuznia (18:44)
19. Clarissa Hitchon (18:47)
21. Shannon McGowan (18:49)
23. Maria Badaracco (18:53)
63. Whitney Meagher (20:04)
84. Lilly Zsolnay (20:43)
