Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
Illini Classic
#B1GCats Open Indoor Track Season
1/14/2017 8:59:00 PM | Women's Cross Country & Track
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Northwestern Wildcats are up and running again, kicking off their indoor track season at the Illini Classic which took place at the University of Illinois Armory on Saturday. With six competitors in the mix, the 'Cats snagged a 3K win and two Top-10 finishes.
Illini Classic - RESULTS
With a late surge over the last 200 meters putting 4 seconds on the field, Junior Isabel Seidel emerged victorious. She outran over 30 competitors from schools around the state and in the Midwest with a time of 10:06.11. Junior Brooke Pigneri followed Seidel's lead, placing 14th with a time of 10:35.40. Next to finish for Northwestern was Senior Elena Miller, placing 19th at 10:44.79, and sophomore Mary Orders placing 22nd with 10:55.35.
In the mile run, Senior Jena Pianin dashed to 4th place, crossing the finish line in just 5:04.73. Behind her was Junior Sara Coffey in 7th at a time of 5:08.22.
With high hopes for the track season to come, the team's motivation was about placement according to Head Coach 'A Havahla Haynes. "The goal going into the meet today was to compete and engage in the race. Today all of the women completed this goal and engaged in the race and didn't let the times dictate their performance. Instead, the women raced for the highest place possible."
Next up on the 'Cats radar is the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind. scheduled to take place on Saturday, Feb. 4th.
