Mustangs finish no. 17 in women's cross country

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Morningside women's cross country opened its season at the Augustana Twilight Cross Country Meet, placing 17th as a team on the 5K course. Courtney Sporrer was the top finisher for the Mustangs, finishing in 19:19.03.

Sporrer's time snuck her into the top 50 finishers in the race, with the 51st spot less than a second behind. Taylor Sporrer was finisher no. 134 with a time of 20:37.89. Sarah Bosch, Tenna Beel, and Monica Olson rounded out the top five for the Mustangs, finishing in 20:56.27, 20:57.93, and 21:06.71, respectively. 

"The season opener for the women went well. As a whole they ran together pretty well," reflected first-year head coach Frank Wallace. "There is work to do in closing the gaps, but overall it's a step in the right direction. Coach Ehlers and Coach Chilton have been doing an awesome job getting the athletes dialed in and ready for this meet."

Morningside is back in action in two weeks, competing in the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invite on Sept. 17, hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb.