Chuck Carroll Invitational Team Results
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Chuck Carroll Invitational Overall Results
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Sept. 8, 2006

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Led by junior Celia Franklin (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier), the Northwestern Wildcats won their first competition of the 2006 season, the 6K Chuck Carroll Invitational hosted by North Central College in Naperville. Franklin finished first with a time of 23:14 seven of the 'Cats finished in the top 10.

On a hot day at DuPage River Park the 'Cats dominated the field. Franklin took the overall title. The next Wildcat was sophomore Allison King (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) who finished in third with a time of 23:22. Sophomore Carly Brown (Kalispell, Mont./Flathead) took fifth place at 23:40. Northwestern occupied positions seven through 10 on the final score sheet. Sophomore Hilary Forman (Prairie Village, Kan./Pembroke) and Junior Marie Grabinski (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) were the last to score for the 'Cats. A duo of freshmen, Britta Helwig (Chicago, Ill./Luther North) and Paulina Garcia (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood), finished ninth and 10th respectively. Northwestern's first seven runners were separated by just over a minute.

"I was very pleased with the girls' effort on a very hot day," head coach Amy Tush said. "Celia ran a very smart race and although it is something we still need to improve on, I was very pleased with the narrow gap between our runners."

The 'Cats' next race is at noon Saturday at the Midwest Collegiate Open in Kenosha, Wis.

1.Northwestern University
1. Celia Franklin 23:14
3. Allison King 23:22
5. Carly Brown 23:40
7. Hilary Forman 24:07
8. Marie Grabinski 24:13