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No. 24 Gophers Win Oz Memorial
9/7/2018 7:45:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Led by Megan Hasz's individual title, Minnesota won its official season-opener Friday evening.
Hasz clocked a season-opening 6K time of 21:43.2 for the win, followed by runner-up Patty O'Brien in 22:32.5 and Anastasia Korzenowski in third (22:34.7). Molly Eastman and Elyse Prescott rounded out the scoring finishes for Minnesota in fourth place and fifth place, respectively, followed by Zetta Mason, Jaycie Thomsen, and Olivia Hummel as the Gophers took the top eight overall places. In total, Minnesota had 14 of the top 15 and 18 of the top 20 finishers.
Behind Minnesota's 15 points in the team standings, Minnesota State was second with 63 points, followed by Drake with 72 points and Concordia St. Paul with 94 points.
Up next, the Gophers have a week off from competition before traveling to Boston for the Battle in Beantown on Friday, Sept. 21. The Gophers' non-travel group is set to compete at the St. Olaf Invite on Saturday, Sept. 22.
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— Minnesota W TrackCC (@GopherWCCTF) September 8, 2018
Gophers' Oz Memorial Results
1. Megan Hasz, 21:43.21
2. Patty O'Brien, 22:32.52
3. Anastasia Korzenowski, 22:34.73
4. Molly Eastman, 22:37.94
5. Elyse Prescott, 22:38.55
6. Zetta Mason, 22:41.86
7. Jaycie Thomsen, 22:50.37
8. Olivia Hummel, 22:51.1
10. Abby Kohut-Jackson, 23:00.9
11. Carissa Dock, 23:05.4
12. Lindsey Greenlund, 23:06.1
13. Tate Sweeney, 23:11.3
14. Maria Eastman, 23:25.9
15. Libby Halbmaier (UA), 23:34.8
16. Kelli Schmidt, 23:43.4
17. Sophie Schmitz, 23:44.5
18. Paige Peschel, 23:57.0
19. Ally Smith, 23:59.0
22. Sarah Werking, 24:13.6
23. Haley Rasmussen, 24:23.1
29. Courtney West (UA), 24:43.2
31. Bit Klecker, 24:48.3
32. Abby Lange, 24:49.8
33. Abby Kargol, 24:50.6
36. Kayla Baker, 25:33.7
37. Becca Langer (UA), 25:39.1
38. Maria Berg, 25:40.6
39. Kelsey Sather, 25:43.8
40. Taylor Krone (UA), 25:43.8
42. Molly Roach, 25:51.2
44. Jenna Conzemius, 26:21.8
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