Cross Country

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The #1 ranked Michigan Wolverines women's cross country team won the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown Friday, September 26. The 5K was held at Franklin Park in Boston, MA.

The overall winner of the race was Boston College's Liv Westphal in 16:30. Leading the way for the Wolverines was Erin Finn in second in 16:51, Shannon Osika placed third in 17:03, Brook Handler was 8th in 17:14, Megan Weschler (15th - 17:25) and Taylor Pogue (27th - 17:41).

With Michigan's top five runners in the top 30, that gave them the win with 55 points over second place Georgetown.

The Wolverines will race next on October 18 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Team Standings

 1. MICHIGAN             55
 2. Georgetown           77
 3. Syracuse            134
 4. Boston College      192
 5. Dartmouth           207
 6. Providence          211
 7. New Hampshire       244
 8. Harvard             250
 9. Cornell             254
10. Duke                259
11. Eastern Michigan    267
12. Lipscomb            285
13. Columbia            286
14. Connecticut         306
15. Stony Brook         308
16. Johns Hopkins       389
17. Northeastern        435
18. Rhode Island        527

Top 10 Finishers

 1. Liv Westphal, Boston College         16:30
 2. ERIN FINN, U-M                       16:51
 3. SHANNON OSIKA, U-M                   17:03
 4. Katrina Coogan, Georgetown           17:07
 5. Taylor Spillane, Cornell             17:09
 6. Dana Giordano, Dartmouth             17:11
 7. Victoria Voronko, Eastern Michigan   17:14
 8. BROOK HANDLER, U-M                   17:14
 9. Lauren Sara, Connecticut             17:15
10. Jessie Petersen, Syracuse            17:17