The Hillsdale College women's cross country team's standout underclassmen continued to shine on Saturday, as the Chargers put three runners in the top 10 to claim runner-up honors at the Lucian Rosa Invite in Kenosha behind 21st-ranked Winona State.

Hillsdale totaled 62 points to finish ahead of host Parkside and Northern Michigan for runner-up honors, led for the third-straight race by freshman Evyn Humphrey, who posted a new personal-best time of 22:11.2 in the 6K to place fourth. Sophomore Savannah Fraley finished sixth in 22:22.9 in a strong race as well for the Chargers, and freshman Allison Kuzma was just behind in seventh in a new 6K personal best of 22:28.3 as well.

Senior Kayla Loescher took 23rd in 23:30.5 as well for the Chargers, while sophomore Eleanor Clark rounded out Hillsdale's scoring finishers with a 24th place finish in a personal best time of 23:32.10.

Anna Stirton took 29th in 23:43.8 in addition for Hillsdale, and Brynn Edison placed 41st in 24:13.6.

The Chargers now head into several weeks of training in October in preparation for the G-MAC Cross Country Championships hosted by Hillsdale on Oct. 26. There's one more tune-up meet for the Chargers, the Jayhawk Collegiate Invitational in Muskegon, before then.

Photo by Elaine Kutas