<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3jjQO9_0wEHYa8e00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3jjQO9_0wEHYa8e00" width="1650" height="1100" ><figcaption>Photo by: Jacob Sanders</figcaption></figure>WEST SALEM, Wis. – St. Cloud State Cross Country ran to an 11th-place team finish at its final regular season meet, the Tori Neubauer Invitational, hosted by UW-La Crosse at the Maple Grove Venues in West Salem, Wis. on Saturday morning. Four Huskies earned new 6,000-meter cross country bests and one more set a new season best time in the Huskies first 6K meet in nearly a month.Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.) finished first for the Huskies, placing 33rd in a time of 23:35.2, just under five second off her season best time from Roy Griak. She was followed by freshmen Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis,) who each ran to new personal best times. Nunez ran 24:34.1 to finish 69th, cutting nearly two and a half minutes off her previous best while Johnson was 74th in 24:44.6, knocking three minutes and 20 seconds off her previous best time.Sophomore Wisconsin natives Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) and Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.) each enjoyed great races in a return to their home state. Donahue ran a new season best time of 25:15.8 to finish 93rd and Michalak was 98th in a new personal best time of 25:20.8. Donahue cut just under a minute and 15 seconds off her season best while Michalak improved her personal best by over a minute and 10 seconds.Sophomore Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis.) finished her first collegiate 6K cross country race in 26:59.0 and sophomore Mady Muehr (Greendale, Wis.) ran to a new personal best time (27:54.5), shaving just under a minute from her old best.St. Cloud State at the Tori Neubauer Invitational (6k)Oct. 19, 2024 | Maple Grove Venues | West Salem, Wis. 33. Greta Freed – 23:35.2 69. Abbygail Nunez - 24:34.1 PR74. MerriAnna Johnson – 24:44.6 PR93. Alena Donahue – 25:15.8 SB98. Tegan Michalak – 25:20.8 PR163. Audrey Rabitz – 26:59.0184. Mady Muehr – 27:54.5 PRTeam: 11th of 20Results (PrimeTime Timing)Results (TFRRS)Results (PDF)The Huskies begin their postseason schedule at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Minot N.D. The meet is set to begin at 11:15 a.m. CT from Souris Valley Golf Course. Links to coverage options will be available on the SCSU Cross Country schedule page.For all the latest on St. Cloud State Cross Country, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. </div></body>

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Four Personal Bests, One Season Best in Final Regular Season Meet for St. Cloud State Cross Country

WEST SALEM, Wis. – St. Cloud State Cross Country ran to an 11th-place team finish at its final regular season meet, the Tori Neubauer Invitational, hosted by UW-La Crosse at the Maple Grove Venues in West Salem, Wis. on Saturday morning. Four Huskies earned new 6,000-meter cross country bests and one more set a new season best time in the Huskies first 6K meet in nearly a month.