Courtesy of GoCobbers.com, Release: October 18, 2008

Meet Recap

ST. BONAFACIUS, Minn. (10/18/08)-- Concordia placed three runners in the top five and 10 in the top 20 at the Crown College Invite on Saturday and ran away with the team title. The win is the first of the year for the Cobbers and first since they captured the St. Olaf Invite championship in 2001.

Concordia sophomore Hailey Brenden recorded a milestone win on Saturday. Brenden ran a 22:54.3 on the 6K course to win her first collegiate individual championship. Her time was also a personal best for the distance. She was able to go out conservatively in the first mile on the hilliest part of the course and then cruise to her record time which was faster than the time that earned her All-Region honors last year.

Brittney Christianson posted the first top three finish of her career. She ran a 24:07.2 and has steadily positioned herself as the team's No.2 runner. Anna Hagen was the third member of the CC top five trio. She was less than 25 seconds behind Christianson, ran a 24:30.2 and finished in fifth place.

The other Cobber runners who placed in the top 20 were Rachel Pedersen (7th, 24:38.3), Britney Barnett (11th, 25:05.2), Jamie Levine (14th, 25:19.0), Kristy Singlestad (16th, 25:31.7), Caroline McLaughlin (17th, 25:32.4), Kristin Slette (18th, 25:41.5) and Emily Kanten (19th, 25:43.0).

Concordia will have a two-week break before competing in the MIAC Championship Meet on Nov. 1 at Como Park Golf Course in St. Paul.

Team Results

1. Concordia - 27
2. St. Scholastica - 71
3. Minnesota Morris - 82
4. Uw-Superior - 84
5. North Central Univ - 109
6. Crown College - 165

Top 20 Individual Results

1. Hailey Brenden - 22:54.3 - Concordia
2. Katee Rosburg - 23:58.7 - Uw-Superior
3. Brittney Christianson - 24:07.2 - Concordia
4. Jenna Halverson - 24:09.4 - Uw-Superior
5. Anna Hagen - 24:30.2 - Concordia
6. Katie Schneiderman - 24:35.6 - Minnesota Morris
7. Rachel Pedersen - 24:38.3 - Concordia
8. Shannon Guse - 24:46.1 - St. Scholastica
9. Stephanie Christensen - 24:53.4 - North Central Univ
10. Allie Betsch - 24:57.3 - Minnesota Morris
11. Britney Barnett - 25:05.2 - Concordia
12. Katherine Mueller - 25:11.4 - St. Scholastica
13. Jamie Legendre - 25:18.8 - North Central Univ
14. Jamie Levine - 25:19.0 - Concordia
15. Mary Kallemeyn - 25:23.2 - St. Scholastica
16. Kristy Singlestad - 25:31.7 - Concordia
17. Caroline McLaughlin - 25:32.4 - Concordia
18. Kristin Slette - 25:41.5 - Concordia
19. Emily Kanten - 25:43.0 - Concordia
20. Ellie Stasney - 25:59.2 - St. Scholastica

Concordia Team Results

1. Concordia - 27
1. Hailey Brenden - 22:54.3 - Concordia
3. Brittney Christianson - 24:07.2 - Concordia
5. Anna Hagen - 24:30.2 - Concordia
7. Rachel Pedersen - 24:38.3 - Concordia
11. Britney Barnett - 25:05.2 - Concordia
14. Jamie Levine - 25:19.0 - Concordia
16. Kristy Singlestad - 25:31.7 - Concordia
17. Caroline McLaughlin - 25:32.4 - Concordia
18. Kristin Slette - 25:41.5 - Concordia
19. Emily Kanten - 25:43.0 - Concordia

26. Kendra Bengtson - 26:36.4 - Concordia
32. Tara Ray - 27:46.9 - Concordia
34. Kate Hendrickson - 27:48.4 - Concordia