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JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- The Bemidji State women’s cross country team was quick to the finish line on Friday.
Mary Goodwin placed ninth overall in 18:58.0, while Lexi Erickson was 12th in 19:09.3 to give the Beavers a pair of top-15 runners in the 5,000-meter race. They helped BSU secure a third-place score at the seven-team Jimmie Invitational in Jamestown, N.D.
Goodwin also broke another record in the process, this time posting the best 5K time in program history. She beat out Ryne Prigge's previous best by 1.1 seconds.
Bemidji State finished with 82 points as a squad, trailing only U-Mary (20 points) and Northern State (69). Fellow NSIC member Minot State placed fourth with 109 points.
While Goodwin and Erickson had the best times for the Beavers, it was the rest of the pack that helped solidify their score.
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Maggie McCarthy was 22nd overall with a time of 19:56.8, while Carol Miller followed in 27th at 20:08.2. Nadia Vaughn rounded out the team score by taking 30th in 20:26.2.
Also running for BSU but not factoring into the team score, Zoey Mills was 39th in 20:53.1, and Lily Johnson was 45th in 21:07.5.
The Marauders claimed the top three individual times of the day, with Alyssa Becker earning medalist honors in 17:35.2.
Bemidji State will be back in action for the Bob Waxlax Invitational, which is set for Oct. 20 in Sauk Rapids.
Team Results
1-U-Mary 20; 2-Northern State 69; 3-Bemidji State 82; 4-Minot State 109; 5-Concordia Moorhead 115; 6-Dickinson State 123; 7-Trinity Bible 210.
