Women XC win Walla Walla Invite

News Release Date:
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Walla Walla, Wash. - The Whitman Women’s Cross Country team took 1^st place in the 2012 Whitman Invitational at Fort Walla Walla this Saturday. Seniors Emilie Gilbert, Katri Gilbert, and Shannon McCarty paced the Missionaries, finishing 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th respectively. Kelsey Klettke from Lewis-Clark State finished 1^st with a time of 23:41.15. Whitman won the team event with 31 points, LC State finished 2^nd overall with 39 points, and Pacific Lutheran finished 3^rd with a total of 62 points.

Whitman, ranked 5^th in the West Region, showed their experience in defeating two strong Northwest Cross-Country Teams. Emilie Gilbert, coming off a victory in this race a year ago, finished with a time of 24:15.81. Katri Gilbert, crossed the finish line 12 seconds behind her and McCarty came in 11 seconds after Katri.

Lewis-Clark State’s teams, ranked #8 in the country among NAIA colleges, were led by Kelsey Klettke and Chelsey Leighton who finished 1^st and 2^nd. Pacific Lutheran’s best runner, Amanda Seely finished 6^th with a time of 24:46.18.

Whitman’s next event is in two weeks at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle, Wash. on September 15^th.

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CONTACT: Sean Kinney
Assistant Sports Information Director
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
kinneysb@whitman.edu