WHITEWATER, Wis. – Karen Martinez Hernandez led the Raiders for the second-straight race as the MSOE women's cross country team placed second at the Tom Hoffman Invitational.

RESULTS
1. Wisconsin-Whitewater – 15 pts (1-2-3-4-5)
2. MSOE – 48 pts (6-9-10-11-12)
3. Maranatha Baptist – 92 pts (16-17-18-20-21)
4. Mount Mary – 108 pts (13-19-23-24-25)

TOP RUNNER
Karen Martinez Hernandez – 6^th Place (25:21.4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Martinez Hernandez placed sixth with a time of 25:21.4 for her first career 6,000-meter race. Sophia Wong placed tenth with a time of 26:09.5 with June Kirkpatrick coming in behind her in eleventh with a time of 26:29.3. Megan Ruffing placed 18^th with time of 29:01.0, while rounding out the top five was Abigail Yarbrough in 19^th with a time of 29:07.1.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders head to Carleton College on Saturday, October 3^rd, for the Running of the Cows, which will serve as the NCAA Division III Pre-National Meet ahead of the National Championships in mid-November. The race is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.

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