MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- No. 19 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s cross country earned a fifth place finish at the Bethel Invitational that featured seven teams with points in the NAIA Top-25 Poll. The Wildcats’ top-five averaged a time of 19:20 on the 5,000-meter course.

EVENT VITALS

• Team Finish:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5th of 14
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 19
• Ranked Opponents:  #3 Aquinas (1st place), #7 Taylor (2nd), #17 St. Xavier (3rd), #RV Indiana Tech (4th), #RV Cornerstone (6th), #RV Marian (8th)
• Number of Runners:  165
• Location:   St. Pat’s Park   |   Bethel College   |   Mishawaka, Indiana 

TOP 7

• No. 1:  Sarah McBeath   11th / 18:46
• No. 2:  Rebecca Groh   16th / 19:12
• No. 3:  Kinsey McBeath   25th / 19:22
• No. 4:  Lauren Hamilton   29th / 19:30
• No. 5:  Jessica Sprinkles   34th / 19:48
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• No. 6:  Megan Sanchez   43rd / 19:58 

ON THE COURSE

• Indiana Wesleyan scored 115 points in the meet and was just five points behind Indiana Tech who had 110 points.
• No. 3 Aquinas (Mich.) won the Bethel Invitational with 41 points while No. 7 Taylor (Ind.) was runner-up at 58 points.

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

• The Wildcats will compete in the NAIA Great Lakes Invitational on October 22. The meet will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.