Michigan
XC-23 Pre-Nationals
Michigan Finishes Eighth in Rainy Conditions at XC-23 Pre-Nationals
10/14/2023 12:27:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Site: Charlottesville, Va. (Panorama Farms)
Event: XC-23 Pre-Nationals
Distance: 6 Kilometers (3.73 Miles)
U-M Team Finish: Eighth of 24 teams (326 points)
Top U-M Individual: Kayla Windemuller, 19th (20:23.1)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Oct. 20 -- at EMU Fall Classic (Dexter, Mich.), 4 p.m.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The University of Michigan women's cross country team competed against teams from across the country at the XC-23 Pre-Nationals at Panorama Farms on Saturday (Oct. 14), finishing eighth with a total of 326 points and grabbing a spot in the top third of all participating schools.
For the fourth straight race, Kayla Windemuller paced the pack for the Maize and Blue, securing a top-20 result and a 6K time of 20:23.1. Windemuller started at 55th through the first 1,000 meters but steadily gained ground, picking up 36 spots to finish 19th overall.
Like Windemuller, Samantha Saenz improved her position throughout Saturday's meet, starting in 65th before finishing 35 places higher in 30th with a mark of 20:42.0.
Samantha Hastie posted a time of 21:11.1 in her second 6K race of 2023 to finish 64th overall. Hannah Pricco and Rylee Tolson rounded out the scoring for the Wolverines, registering marks of 21:39.1 and 21:40.2, respectively.
Three Wolverines took part in the orange race with Katelynne Hart leading the way with a time of 21:23.3, a season best.
U-M will return to action on Friday (Oct. 20) at 4 p.m. when it travels to Dexter, Mich., for the EMU Fall Classic at the Husdon Mills Metropark.
Full Michigan Results
Women's Blue 6K
19. Kayla Windemuller -- 20:23.1
30. Samantha Saenz -- 20:42.0
64. Samantha Hastie -- 21:11.1
111. Hannah Pricco -- 21:39.1
114. Rylee Tolson -- 21:40.2
119. Abby Bonnema -- 21:43.8
136. Danielle Page -- 21:51.3
137. Lani Bloom -- 21:52.7
Women's Orange 6K
21. Katelynne Hart -- 21:23.3
39. Lisa Luecke -- 21:48.5
42. Leah Hill -- 21:54.8
Full Team Results
1. No. 6 BYU -- 32 points
2. No. 19. Arkansas -- 90 points
3. No. 7 Virginia -- 104 points
4. No. 17 Oregon -- 117 points
5. Tennessee -- 135 points
6. Wake Forest -- 218 points
7. Cal Poly -- 301 points
8. MICHIGAN -- 326 points
9. Washington State -- 345 points
10. Villanova -- 351 points
11. Montana State -- 358 points
12. Pittsburgh -- 362 points
13. Wyoming -- 367 points
14. Quinnipiac -- 370 points
15. Virginia Tech -- 373 points
16. Penn -- 386 points
17. Dartmouth -- 409 points
18. Ohio -- 296 points
19. Minnesota -- 491 points
20. Liberty -- 220 points
21. Missouri -- 265 points
22. Vanderbilt -- 530 points
23. Purdue -- 538 points
24. Maryland -- 563 points
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