The Carthage College women's cross country team (56-48) concluded its 2009 season on Saturday, Nov.14 by finishing 19th at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis. Wisconsin-Eau Claire won the 39-team regional championship with 52 points, followed by Washington University (Mo.) second at 72, Wisconsin-La Crosse third at 98, Wisconsin-Oshkosh fourth at 139, CCIW-member North Central College fifth at 208, the University of Chicago sixth at 237, CCIW-member Wheaton College (Ill.) seventh at 251, conference-member Illinois Wesleyan University eighth at 263, Wisconsin-Platteville ninth at 272, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 10th at 278, conference-member Elmhurst College 11th at 298, Wisconsin-Whitewater 12th at 326, Monmouth College 13th at 397, St. Norbert College 14th at 404, Carroll University 15th at 426, CCIW-member Augustana College (Ill.) 16th at 454, Greenville College 17th at 492, Wisconsin-Stout 18th at 517 and Carthage 19th with 567 points.

 

Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Ayla Mitchell won the 6K race with a time of 20:51.60. Carthage's Karen Jackson (Sr., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley) was 92nd at 23:47.30, Morgan Wiechamnn (So., Sleepy Hollow, Ill./Carpentersville—Dundee-Crown) 99th at 24:00.70, Karin Wirth (Fr., Springfield, Ill./Pleasant Plains) 107th at 24:09.00, Heather Crowe (Fr., Bensenville, Ill./Fenton) 129th at 24:42.30, Lauren Sible (So., Oregon, Ill./Byron) 140th at 24:56.90 and Kaylyn Haberland (Jr., Appleton, Wis./West) 176th at 25:56.90, Alyssa Poremba (Fr., Bridgeview, Ill./Summit-Argo) 181st at 26:08.60,