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Mitchler, Stanley Run to Another Win
For the second straight meet Jenna Mitchler and
Teresa Stanley posted the top two individual finishes to lead the
UW-Stevens Point women's cross country team as the Pointers finished second in
Saturday's UW-Oshkosh Invitational. The Pointers men's team finished seventh overall.
Mitchler won the women's individual
title and Stanley finished second. Mitchler completed the
6,000 meter event with a time of 21:41 with Stanley coming in right
behind her at 21:43, repeating last week's effort from the Ripon
Invitational. Ashleigh Potuznik posted a time of 23:16 to place
15th. Ashley Woest and Hannah Dieringer finished 21st and 22nd,
respectively, to complete the Pointers scoring.
The 15th-ranked Pointers finished with 61
points in the seven-team meet, which was 14 points behind champion
Washington (Mo.), which is ranked fourth nationally.
The UW-Stevens Point men
totaled 187 points in the 12-team meet. Five of the six teams that
finished ahead of the Pointers were nationally ranked, including
overall champion Calvin (Mich.), which is ranked No. 1 in Division III.
Dominick Meyer was the
Pointer men's top finisher with a time of 25:40 on the 8,000 meter course.
Josh Kujawa posted his best time of the season at 25:43 to place 23rd
overall. Travis Nechuta recorded a time of 25:59, finishing 37th.
Justin Andrews and Joe Rodriguez rounded out the Pointers scoring,
finishing 52nd and 56th.
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