Hurst turns in the Panthers' top finish.

Oct. 16, 1999

BLOOMINGTON,Ind. - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s cross country team finished 13th overall at today’s Pre-NCAA Invitational, Race B, with 302 points. Top finisher was Western Kentucky with 117 points. The Panthers topped fellow MCC school Butler, who finished in 17th place with 402 points. This is the first time the Panthers have qualified for this meet in school history.

Individually, the young Panther squad fared well competing against the nation’s premier college runners, with top finisher freshman Abby Hurst finishing in 61st place overall in 19:30 on the 5,000-meter course in the field of 173 runners. Sophomore Ann Lewis was close behind in 71st place (19:40), followed in 83rd by sophomore Brianne Peterson (19:50), in 88th by sophomore Tricia Pozel (20:00) and in 119th by Leah VanRoy (20:20).

Team Finishes:

1. 	Western Kentucky	117

2.	Air Force Academy	121

3.	Bowling Green		132

4. 	Central Michigan	133

5.	Miami			200

6.	Georgetown		205

7.	Washington State	206

8.	Ohio State		209

9.	Illinois		210

10. 	Eastern Kentucky	250

11.	Montana			280

12.	Appalacian State	294

13.	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	302

14.	Eastern Illinois	305

15.	Guelph			315

16.	Youngtown State		341

17.	Butler			402

Panther Individual Finishes:

1.	Collette Lis (Indiana Invaders)	17:10

61.	Abby Hurst (Fr.)		19:30

71.	Ann Lewis (So.)			19:40

83.	Brianne Peterson (So.)		19:50

88.	Tricia Pozel (So.)		20:00

119.	Leah Van Roy (So.)		20:20

124.	Liz Pesch (So.)			20:30

166.	Katie Olander (Fr.)		21:50

171.	Jaime Finger (So.)		23:10

173.	Anna Schalfeldt (Jr.)		24:30