No. 13 Foresters off to a strong start with 4th place finish at Twilight Invite

MARION, Ind. - The No. 13 HU women's cross country team had a strong start to their season Friday night by finishing fourth out of 20 teams with 117 points at the Twilight Invite hosted on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan.

THE ESSENTIALS
Location: Wildcat XC Course, Marion, Ind.
Distance: 6K
Number of runners: 213

HU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
11 – Mackenzie Brewer – 23:05.80
16 – Abbey Gentz – 23:22.50
17 – Emily Tedder – 23:31.10
33 (30) – Molly Harding – 24:10.10
49 (43) – Olivia Howell – 24:39.60
55 (48) – Deann Fry – 24:46.90
139 (102) – Marilyn Emenhiser – 27:04.00
151 - Amelia Strzechowski – 27:23.30
156 - Lily Spaulding – 27:42.10
189 - Vada Valastek – 29:37.40
198 - Josie Goble – 30:32.00
199 - Morgann Hart – 30:35.00

HU TOP-5 SUMMARY
Team Time: 1:58.49.10
Average Time:  23:45.83

TOP-5 TEAM FINISHES
1 – Taylor (29)
2 – Grace (99)
3 – Indiana Wesleyan (111)
4 – Huntington (117)
5 – Marian (151)

LOOKING FORWARD
The Foresters are back in action September 20 for the Larry Young Invitational hosted by Columbia College (Mo.).

OTHER NOTABLES
- HU is ranked 13th in this year's preseason NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Rating. Last year the
   Foresters finished 12th in the final ranking. 
- The top seven teams to finish tonight were all Crossroads League institutions.
- The 2023 season marked the first season the women's race was switched from a 5K to a 6K.

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.