Wednesday, October 9
Wapicada Golf Course • Sauk Rapids, Minn.
5 p.m. CT
St. Cloud State
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Bob Waxlax Invitational
Seniors Greta Freed (R) and Cambrie Kowal (L) led the Huskies at the Bob Waxlax Invitational on Oct. 9, 2024 at Wapicada Golf Club in Sauk Rapids, Minn.
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
Freed, Kowal Pace St. Cloud State Cross Country on Senior Night
10/9/2024 8:14:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Huskies place seven runners in top-20
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. – St. Cloud State Cross Country ran to a second-place team finish at its annual Bob Waxlax Invitational at Wapicada Golf Club in Sauk Rapids. It was the first ever 4,000-meter race for all nine Huskies at the collegiate level.
On their senior night, Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.) and Cambrie Kowal (Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.) were the first two Huskies across the finish line and the only two that placed in the top-10. Freed was fourth in 14:53.3 and Kowal was seventh in 14:55.7.
Five more Huskies placed in the top-20 with sophomores Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) and Paige Beason (Ankeny, Iowa) finishing 11th and 12th in 15:28.9 and 15:33.0 respectively. Freshman MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis,) finished the 4K race in 15:40.20 to place 14th, sophomore Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.) ran 15:46.9 to finish 16th and freshman Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) was 20th in 15:53.7.
Sophomore Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis.) finished her first collegiate cross country race in 16:48.9 and sophomore Mady Muehr (Greendale, Wis.) ran 17:58.3.
St. Cloud State at the Bob Waxlax Invitational (4k)
Oct. 9, 2024 | Wapicada Golf Course | Sauk Rapids, Minn.
4. Greta Freed - 14:53.3
7. Cambrie Kowal - 14:55.7
11. Alena Donahue - 15:28.9
12. Paige Beason - 15:33.0
14. MerriAnna Johnson - 15:40.2
16. Tegan Michalak - 15:46.9
20. Abbygail Nunez - 15:53.7
32. Audrey Rabitz - 16:48.9
47. Mady Muehr - 17:58.3
Team Scores:
1. St. Benedict - 26
2. St. Cloud State - 48
3. Bemidji State - 53
Full Results
UP NEXT
The Huskies have added the Tori Neubauer Invitational, hosted by UW-La Crosse, to their schedule prior to beginning their postseason schedule at the NSIC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Minot N.D. The Tori Neubauer Invitational will begin at 11 a.m. CT from the Maple Grove Venues in West Salem, Wis. 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.
On their senior night, Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.) and Cambrie Kowal (Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.) were the first two Huskies across the finish line and the only two that placed in the top-10. Freed was fourth in 14:53.3 and Kowal was seventh in 14:55.7.
Five more Huskies placed in the top-20 with sophomores Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) and Paige Beason (Ankeny, Iowa) finishing 11th and 12th in 15:28.9 and 15:33.0 respectively. Freshman MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis,) finished the 4K race in 15:40.20 to place 14th, sophomore Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.) ran 15:46.9 to finish 16th and freshman Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) was 20th in 15:53.7.
Sophomore Audrey Rabitz (Manitowoc, Wis.) finished her first collegiate cross country race in 16:48.9 and sophomore Mady Muehr (Greendale, Wis.) ran 17:58.3.
St. Cloud State at the Bob Waxlax Invitational (4k)
Oct. 9, 2024 | Wapicada Golf Course | Sauk Rapids, Minn.
4. Greta Freed - 14:53.3
7. Cambrie Kowal - 14:55.7
11. Alena Donahue - 15:28.9
12. Paige Beason - 15:33.0
14. MerriAnna Johnson - 15:40.2
16. Tegan Michalak - 15:46.9
20. Abbygail Nunez - 15:53.7
32. Audrey Rabitz - 16:48.9
47. Mady Muehr - 17:58.3
Team Scores:
1. St. Benedict - 26
2. St. Cloud State - 48
3. Bemidji State - 53
Full Results
UP NEXT
The Huskies have added the Tori Neubauer Invitational, hosted by UW-La Crosse, to their schedule prior to beginning their postseason schedule at the NSIC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Minot N.D. The Tori Neubauer Invitational will begin at 11 a.m. CT from the Maple Grove Venues in West Salem, Wis. 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.
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