Gonzaga University
Clash of the Inland Northwest
Women's XC Takes Second at Clash of the Inland Northwest
9/1/2022 12:49:00 PM | Cross Country
Five GU runners finish in Top 10
CHENEY, Wash. — Gonzaga women's cross country opened its fall season with a second-place showing at the Clash of the Inland Northwest, placing five runners in the event's Top 10 led by a third-place finish from Makenna Edwards (14:51.6).
The Bulldogs (29 points) finished just three points shy of team winner Eastern Washington (26 points) and well ahead of a field that also included Lewis-Clark State (89), Whitworth (119) and Whitman (121).
Freshman Anna Grabowski (Fifth, 14:56.0) was the Zags' next-fastest finisher in her collegiate debut, followed by Kate Donaldson (sixth, 15:01.6) and another freshman in Anna Lanigan (seventh, 15:06.8), Eighth-place finisher Sadie Tuckwood (15:10.6), who won the individual title at Clash last fall, led the pack for much of the way and looked poised to repeat until illness hindered her on the backstretch.
Jorun Downing, (11th, 15:15.5), Paige Trautman (17th, 15:35.3), Ava Knap (19th, 15:42.7), Georgi Brady (20th, 15:42.8), Jasmine Nguyen (21st, 15:45.4), Ireland Robertson (22nd, 15:46.8), and Kate Ferrell (33rd, 16:44.7) rounded out the rest of GU's attached runners.
The Zags' men's and women's squads return to action next Friday at the Wandermere Golf Course, where they'll host Idaho and Eastern in dual meet action. Follow along with live results on GoZags.com and follow @ZagRunning on IG and Twitter for updates.
