NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Bethany Lutheran women's cross country team placed 10^th in the 15-team field at the St. Olaf Invite Saturday with 343 points. This will be the same course as the NCAA Regional Meet later this season. This was the first 6K race of the season and the field featured four Top 30 teams in the USTFCCCA poll.

Bethany's finishers:
58           Kayla Tobin                        24:55.89              35^th best time in program history
128        Rachel Sovacool               27:26.31
133        Chloe Kuhlman                  27:38.15
145        Cianna Hoppe                   28:16.30
150        Alex Stitt                             28:59.55
156        Angela Zaccaria                29:16.57
164        Rene Taylor                       29:56.49
166        Naomi Anderson               30:05.24
173        Emmeline Metz                31:15.7
 
Team standings
Place   Team                           Score  
1             #12 Wis.-La Crosse          42
2             #20 Carleton                     56
3             #19 Wis.-Eau Claire         57
4             #30 St. Olaf                        113
5             Minnesota                          115
6             Gustavus Adolphus          128
7             Hamline                              241
8             Minnesota-Morris            253
9             Martin Luther                    292
10           Bethany Lutheran            343
11           St. Catherine (Minn.)       343
12           Wis.-Superior                    347
13           Saint Mary's (Minn.)        349
14           Minnesota-Crookston     407
15           Northland                           487

The Vikings return to competition Saturday, Oct. 1 at UW-Eau Claire's meet.