Molly Desotell sharp again to lead Women's CC at Griak

Falcon Heights, Minn. -- Tommie Cross Country sophomore Molly Desotell had another strong race and recorded a top-90 finish Friday in a field of 228 runners to lead St. Thomas' efforts in the Division I women's race at the Roy Griak Invite at the University of Minnesota's Bolstad Golf Course.

Coach Ashley Lucas' team, which graduated two of its top three runners from last season, faced its toughest field of opponents and most difficult course of the season.

This year's Griak D-I women's race featured six nationally-ranked teams and five regionally-ranked squads. No. 19-ranked Utah was the team champion (85 points) and it edged No. 29 California Baptist (95). No. 23 Michigan State, No. 14 Colorado State and No. 25 Ohio State took th next three places.

Summit League favorite South Dakota State placed 11th, with St. Thomas taking 19th.

Desotell clocked 22:28 over 6,000 meters for 86th place -- a 25-second time drop from her 2021 time at Griak.

The next 10 finishers for the Tommies were:

sophomore Ava Pankratz in 136th place (23:33);
senior Christina Bolcer in 145th place (23:40);
junior Morgan Ede in 183rd place (24:39);
sophomore Gabby Witschen in 190th place (24:52);
junior Rhynn Paulsen in 191st place (24:53);
junior Amaya Lyrek in 192nd place (24:54);
freshman Hannah Dumansky in 193rd place (24:56);
freshman Malayh Metcalf in 197th place (25:05);
senior Grace Gerber in 198th place (25:08);
senior Caroline Johnson in 199th place (25:09).

Next Up

St. Thomas will travel to Chicago, for next Friday's Lakefront Invitational.

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Molly Desotell sharp again to lead Women's CC at Griak

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Players Mentioned

Christina Bolcer

Molly Desotell

Hannah Dumansky

Morgan Ede

Caroline Johnson

Amaya Lyrek

Malayh Metcalf

Ava Pankratz

Rhynn Paulsen

Gabriella Witschen

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