Oct. 11, 2009

[complete results]

CARLTON, Minn. (Pine Hill Golf Course) -- Two inches of snow and a 27 degree day didn’t stop the Bemidji State University women’s cross country team from competing at the UMD Pine Hill Invitational, Oct. 10. The team finished fourth with 129 points out of five teams that ran. The top performer for the Beavers was junior Kristi Buerkle (Stacy, Minn.), who finished 35th overall and 23rd in runners competing for a team score with a time of 25:40.

The host institution, Minnesota Duluth, won the event with 18 points The top two performers represented UMD, as Morgan Place (21:36) and Alyssa Salava (22:52) finished first and second, respectively. St. Cloud State was second (57 points), St. Scholastica was third (66 points) and UW-Superior was fifth (137 points).

Bemidji State Women’s Cross Country
Place Name School Pos for team scores Time
35. Kristi Buerkle BSU (23) 25:40.00
43. Kirsten Maras BSU (25) 26:01.00
47. Genna Ironi BSU (26) 26:13.00
54. Alison Hougen BSU (27) 26:45.00
55. Kayla Stursa BSU (28) 27:02.00
69. Michelle Ohman* BSU (30) 28:33.00
70. Clara Robinson* BSU (31) 28:33.00
71. Tina Larson** BSU (--) 29:52.00
82. Kelli Christiansen** BSU (--) 32:01.10
86. Jessica Hanenburg**BSU (--) 33:45.00
87. Kendra Cobb** BSU (--) 34:12.00

* or ** = Does Not Count in Team Score

Team Scores
Place Team Points
1. U of MN-DULUTH 18
2. ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 57
3. ST SCHOLASTICA 66
4. BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY 129
5. U of WI-SUPERIOR 137

Next action for the female runners is the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships, Oct. 24, in Bemidji, Minn.

Bemidji State University, located in Bemidji, Minn., is an NCAA Division II institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

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