Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Cross Country Finishes Third at Boston College Invitational
September 20, 2007 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
BOSTON, Mass-The Oklahoma State women's cross country team posted a strong third-place finish at the Boston College Invitational Friday. In the first race of the season for the Cowgirl varsity squad, Oklahoma State finished 10 points shy of first-place Syracuse and eight points back of host Boston College. The third-place showing was 44 points ahead of fifth-place Providence, who entered the race ranked ninth in the country.
Leading the way for the Cowgirls was freshman Mihaela Susa who finished fourth with a time of 17:28. She was one of three Cowgirls to finish the 5,000-meter course in under 18 minutes. Susa was followed by junior Marcela Lustigova, who clocked a 17:36 to finish sixth and sophomore Tone Hjalmarsen, who crossed the finish line 15th at 17:53. Freshman Lena Orn posted a time of 18:08 to finish 22nd in her collegiate debut, while senior Eva Tomankova rounded out the scoring for the Cowgirls with a 25th-place finish in 18:16.
Sophomore Leah Schroeder and senior Maria Trejo both had strong showings for the Cowgirls, finishing in 18:29 and 18:37, respectively.
"It was a good first race for the team and I was pleased with how we finished in a really strong field,"Â said head coach Rene Sepulveda. "A lot of times the girls are rusty during the first race, but they ran very well today."
The Cowgirls return to action in two weeks, when the squad splits to race at the Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 28 and the Cowboy Jamboree on Sept. 29.Â
