UW-Platteville Particpiates in the Brooks Invitational

Sophomore Danielle Kunkel was the top finisher for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's cross country team at the Brooks Invitational, hosted by UW-Oshkosh at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, Wisconsin.

Kunkel was the first Pioneer across the line in 22:53 to lead UW-Platteville with a 34th-place finish. She was followed by senior Steph Dorton, who was 99th in 23:39, next were Jocelyn Orner and Lisa Kaiser, who finished 146th (24:12) and 184th (24:47), respectively.

Washington University, who is ranked No. 3 in the nation, were the team champions and were led by individual champion, Erica Jackey, who finished in 21:39. The top five runners for the Bears were separated by 58 seconds and all in the top 19.

For the rest of the Pioneers, Olivia Bukowski was 204th (25:06), Carin Lowe was 207th (25:11) and Michele Belling was 227th (25:36).

A tight pack separated by 1:07 led the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the Brooks Invitational, hosted by UW-Oshkosh at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, Wisconsin.

Anthony Swimm led the Pioneers with an eighth-place finish in a time of 25:17. 27 seconds separated the next four finishers for UW-Platteville. Bill Clift was 43rd (25:57), Derek Fahrenkrug was 57th (26:09), Matt Borneman was 61st (26:12) and Sam Poser was 82nd (26:24).

North Central, the nation's top team had five runners in the top 21 and were separated by 28 seconds, to win the meet. Tim Nelson of UW-Stout was the first individual across the line in 24:45.85, 14 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.

To round out the UW-Platteville lineup, the Pioneers' Scott Clark and Dan LaCroix were 103rd (26:35) and 107th (26:38), respectively.

The Pioneers will return to Winneconne for its next meet, Firday, Oct. 21 at the UW-Oshkosh Open for its final tuneup before the WIAC Championships.