Women's Cross Country | 9/9/2017 5:37:00 PM

NORTHVILLE – The Wayne State University women's cross country team finished second out of six teams with 46 points at the 31st Annual Running Fit Detroit Titan Invitational at Cass-Benton Park.

Three Warriors finished in the top 10, with seven runners making the top 25. Four freshmen claimed spots in the top 20.

WOMEN'S RESULTS
- Junior Jackie Feist (Beverly Hills, Mich. / Birmingham Groves [Iowa State]) finished second with a time of 18:38.2, running at a 4:40 per mile pace in the 5K event.
- Freshman Gabbi Willett (Holgate, Ohio / Holgate) came in sixth (19:43.2), while twin sister Emma Willett (Holgate, Ohio / Holgate) was not far behind in ninth (19:46.5).
- Fellow freshman Lyndsey Braman (Flint, Mich. / Powers Catholic) took 11th with a time of 19:53.4.
- Sophomore Teresa Diehl (Saint Clair Shores, Mich. / Warren Regina) placed 14^th, finishing with a time of 20:08.4.
- Freshman Julianna Manserra (Toronto, Ontario / Bishop Strachan) was 19^th with a time of 20:32.
- Senior Haley Boccomino (Macomb, Mich. / Center Line [Macomb C.C.]) rounded out the scoring for the Warriors with a 22nd-best 20:47.1.

FROM COACH LOFDAHL

"Our women ran very well in the second half of the race, especially Jackie and Gabbi. We wanted to hold back early and focus on pack running, which we did. I was impressed with the races that Lyndsey, Julianna, and Haley put together as well, on a very difficult course."

UP NEXT
The Warriors will return to action on Friday, Sept. 15th, traveling to East Lansing to compete in the MSU Spartan Invite. The race is set to begin at 11:40 a.m. at Forest Akers East Golf Course.