Ramirez paces BU to sixth place finish

YANKTON, S.D. -- Lorena Ramirez ran a career-best race in difficult conditions to lead the Bellevue University women's cross country team to a sixth place finish at the Mount Marty Invitational on Saturday.

Race Information:

Location: Yankton, S.D.
Course: Fox Run Golf Course
Weather: Sunny Skies, Brisk Northwest Wind, Temperature in the 40's
Course Conditions: Lightly rolling course

Recap:

Lorena Ramirez ran a career-best time of 19:36 to place 17^th – 13^th among scoring runners – in a 103-runner field.

Ramirez's 13^th place scoring finish helped lead the Bruins to a sixth place team finish of the nine schools involved in the race.

Kylahn Heritage and Rebekah Hinrichs gave Concordia University a 1-2 scoring punch as the Bulldogs claimed the team title by a comfortable 30-60 margin over second place Northwestern College.

Bellevue Results

Coach Craig Christians:

"Lorena Ramirez ran an outstanding race with a very hard final mile to put herself on the podium. To run a PR in windy conditions over a tough course really speaks to the kind of quality runner she has become. Today's meet was a great opportunity to see how she stacks up against a couple of the stronger North Star Individuals from Dakota State and Dickinson State. Based on today's results, I think she has a great shot of advancing to Nationals."

"I thought we ran really well as a team today. We had a couple of the toughest workouts of the year this week so they were running on tired legs. We'll give them some life back over the next couple of weeks and they'll be primed for our conference meet on November 8."

Up Next:

With the regular-season wrapped up, Bellevue next competes at the North Star Athletic Association Cross Country Championships, hosted by Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 8.