Outdoor Track Highlights

USTFCCCA EVENT SQUAD RANKINGS

(4/10) The 'Cats debuted in Week 3 at No. 44 in the 5,000m rankings with an average time of 17:06.02.
(4/17) In Week 4, Northwestern moved up 26 places to No. 18 in the Women's 5,000m with an average time of 16:23.03. This is the fastest 5K Event Squad Ranking in program history.
(4/24) Northwestern was ranked No. 26 in the Women's 5,000m during Week 5.
(5/1) In the Week 6 rankings, Northwestern moved up to No. 24 in the 5,000m and also entered the 10,000m rankings at No. 13.
(5/8) Northwestern held at No. 24 in the 5,000m and No. 13 in the 10,000m rankings during Week 7 after not competing in either event in the preceding week.

RALEIGH RELAYS (March 23-25)

Rachel McCardell broke the school record in the 10,000m with a time of 33:52.32. It was the fourth fastest time in the Big Ten and puts her in the top 20 performances in the NCAA.
Kalea Bartolotto ran the fifth fastest time in the Big Ten, at 34:36.51.
Ava Earl set a personal best in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:25.18. That ranked fourth all-time in school history and was the fourth fastest time in the Big Ten Conference this outdoor season.

ILLINI CHALLENGE (April 8)

Anna Hightower won in the 1500m race with a time of 4:27.96, the fourth fastest time in program history.
Katherine Hessler won the 5,000m race with a time of 17:02.42.

MT. SAC RELAYS & BRYAN CLAY INVITE (April 13)

Rachel McCardell set her fourth school record in the 5,000m with a time of 15:50.78. She now owns school records in the indoor mile and 3,000m and the outdoor 5,000m and 10,000m.
Also in the 5,000m, Ava Earl ran the third fastest time in school history at 16:19.34, while Anna Hightower ran the fifth fastest time at 16:22.92, which qualifies her for the European Outdoor Track Championships.
Kalea Bartolotto now owns five of the fastest top-10 performances in the 10,000m.

DRAKE RELAYS (April 27-28)

Sophomore Fiona Lenth secured the tenth fastest time in program history for the Women's 10,000m with a time of 36:04.04.
Junior Katherine Hessler finished first in the unseeded 5,000m race with a time of 16:57.31, her second first-place finish in the event this outdoor season.

NIU HUSKIE MAY CLASSIC (May 6)

The 'Cats swept the first four placements in the 3,000m run; Katherine Hessler won the event, followed in order by Mia Mraz, Elizabeth Bulat and Whitney Currie.
Deeotu Choudhury took first in the 1,500m run, completing the race in 4:44.29.

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