Women's Cross County finishes in 14th at Gans Creek Classic

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Benedictine Women's Cross Country returned to action on Friday afternoon at the 2024 Gans Creek Classic, hosted by the University of Missouri on the Gans Creek Course that will host the 2024 NAIA Cross Country National Championships.

Benedictine finished in 14th place on the 6k course in a field that featured 13 other NAIA programs, a field of NCAA Div. II and top Junior College programs.

Julia McLaughlin paced the Ravens with a time of 23:21 to finish in 75th. Alex Lamb (100th), Catherine Aaron (101st), Emilie Nelson (115th), and Cecilia Campos (133rd) joined McLaughlin with times and finishes that counted towards the Ravens overall finish in the race.

Benedictine has a change in their schedule for their next competition. After taking off the upcoming weekend, the team will return to action in Sioux Center, Iowa, competing in the Dordt University Holiday Inn Express Classic on Oct. 12.

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