Oct. 4, 2003

CHICAGO, Ill. - The Northwestern women's cross country team finished fourth out of 17 Division I teams Saturday at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational. The meet was held on the Montrose Beach course in Chicago and was hosted by Loyola University.

The Wildcats finished with 134 points, nipping Illinois State (137) for fourth. Wisconsin won the meet with 31 points to edge Nebraska (32). Purdue, another Big Ten rival, was third with 103 points.

Junior Diana Hossfeld led the Wildcat charge, as she was first among NU's 22 runners to cross the finish line. Her time of 18:06 was good for 14 points. Seniors Emily Blakeslee, Nora Colligan and Nicole Kalogeropoulos were next to finish -- Blakeslee scored 21 points in 18:30, Colligan scored 27 points in 18:38, and Kalogeropoulos scored 35 points in 18:46. Freshman Casey Shea was right on Kalogeropoulos' heels, scoring 37 points in 18:47.

Hilary Edmondson of Wisconsin was the individual champion, as she clocked 17:18 for a seven-second victory.

Click here for complete results from Saturday's races.

MEET SUMMARY

Top 10 Team Scores
1. Wisconsin, 31 points
2. Nebraska, 32
3. Purdue, 103
4. Northwestern, 134
5. Illinois State, 137
6. Loyola, 186
7. Universal Sole/Adidas, 245
8. UW-Milwaukee, 245
9. Illinois-Chicago, 248
10. SE Missouri State, 254

NU Runners
1. Hilary Edmondson, Wisconsin 17:18
14. Diana Hossfeld 18:06
21. Emily Blakeslee 18:30
27. Nora Colligan 18:38
35. Nicole Kalogeropoulos 18:46
37. Casey Shea 18:47
56. Mallory O'Niel 19:17
63. Kalysta Harmon 19:24
139. Lesley Meade 19:46
144. Catie LaBracke 19:48
149. Lindsay McAlister 19:51
152. Katie Romaine 19:55
163. Kyna Forkins 20:01
224. Monika Rymsza 20:32
239. Melinda Ratz 20:47
246. Jessica Anderson 20:53
265. Ashley Roberts 21:01
272. Jamie Knight 21:07
312. Lisa Marx 21:26
381. Caroline Speirs 22:05
408. Julie Gamble 22:23
457. Lauren Cousert 23:06
470. Karen Stene 23:20