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Northwestern Races Against In-State Foes at Illini Open
10/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country & Track
Oct. 24, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern traveled downstate to Champaign, Ill., Friday to compete in the Illini Open on the campus of Illinois. Five Wildcats participated in the three-team 5K event, gaining valuable experience while Northwestern prepares for the Big Ten Championships at Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 2. Junior Paulina Garcia (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood) led all 'Cats in the Open, finishing 13th overall in 19:48.
Right behind Garcia in 14th was senior Kate Cline (Brecksville, Ohio/Broadview Heights) in 20:05. Madeline Rozwat (Hillsborough, Calif./Crystal Springs Uplands) was third among Wildcats in 20:44 while freshman Gaby Ruiz-Funes (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) posted a personal-best 21:04 for the day.
Sophomore Annie Reihman (Richmond, Ind./Richmond) rounded out the finishers for Northwestern with a time of 21:24.
No. 10 Illinois bested Illinois State and Northwestern in the team count with a group score of 19. Amber Stack led all runners with an 18:44 time.
Complete results of the Illini Open are available in PDF format at the top of this page.
Head coach April Likhite will have her full squad in action next week in Ann Arbor to compete against the conference's best in the Big Ten Championships.
