Results

GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College's women's cross country team put together a strong performance at its own Les Duke Invitational Saturday, putting all of its scorers in the top 12 while finishing second behind nationally-ranked Central College.
 
Hannah Roark '26 paced the Pioneers on the muggy day at the Grinnell College Golf Course, running the 6-kilometer race in 23 minutes, 31.5 seconds. That was good for sixth place in the 74-runner field.
 
Morgan Karow '26 was next in line for the Pioneers, placing seventh in 23:41.8. Taking 10^th through 12^th were Crystal Kaczmarczyk '25 (24:15.6), Genevieve Madigan '28 (24:23.8) and Tennyson Shultz '28 (24:33.4), respectively.
 
Also for Grinnell, Sindri Bonner '28 was 14^th in 24:40.4 and Diana Barba '25 placed 15^th in 24:42.8.
 
Grinnell finished with 46 points, well ahead of third-place Simpson College's total of 73. Central won with 21 and had the individual champ in Payton Steffen, who ran 22:18.1.
 
Grinnell is off until Oct. 4 when it competes in the Pre-Nationals Meet in Terre Haute, Ind.