Milwaukee Panthers Women's Cross Country | Milwaukee Athletics
Milwaukee Panthers Women's Cross Country | Milwaukee Athletics
The Milwaukee Panthers women's cross country team began their season at the Tom Barry Invitational in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Panthers secured first place in the 5k event with a team score of 36, significantly ahead of Concordia (Wis.), which scored 78 points. Three runners from the Panthers finished in the top ten.
Anelise Egge, starting her junior year, claimed first place with a time of 19:02.0. Cailin Kinas followed closely, finishing third with a time of 19:27.1. Rachel Helm rounded out the top ten for Milwaukee by securing seventh place with a time of 19:36.2.
"Anelise Egge looked extremely good; it was just a good controlled effort by her," head coach Andrew Basler commented. He also noted, "We got some really good depth, which is awesome."
Newcomers to the team contributed to its success as well. Graduate transfer Joely Overstreet placed 12th with a time of 20:00.4. Freshman Isabella Switalski made an impressive debut by taking 13th place with a time of 20:14.8, while transfer Hallie Hoger finished in 15th place with a time of 20:23.2.
Coach Basler expressed his optimism for the season's start and said he is looking forward to returning to Green Bay next week for the championship distance event.
Rylan Oberg also debuted for the Panthers during this meet.
The Milwaukee Panthers will compete again on Friday, August 6 at the Phoenix Open hosted by Green Bay at 4:00 p.m.
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