PLU Women Place 19th at Sundodger Invitational

Women's Race Results
Men's Race Results

SEATTLE – The Pacific Lutheran women finished 19th and the PLU men were 26th at the Sundodger Invitational hosted by the University of Washington and held Saturday at Lincoln Park.

A number of outstanding college teams were on hand and perennial power Simon Fraser won the 23-team women’s competition with 59 total points. The Lutes scored a total of 496 points. The top individual finisher for the Lutes was Lexie Miller, who crossed the finish line in 81st place in a time of 23:58 over the 6000-meter course. Lauren McDonald was 93rd in a time of 24:12, followed by Michele Hegg a time of 24:36. Rounding out PLU’s top five were Katie Choate, 146th in a time of 25:01, and Chelsea Berdahl, 189th in a time of 25:46. A total of 265 women competed.

In the men’s 8000-meter race featuring 281 runners and 28 teams, Chico State was the team winner with 80 points. Pacific Lutheran finished with 683 team points. The top five finishers for PLU were Kenneth Chilcoat, 149th in a time of 27:36, Mike Jorgenson, 179th in a time of 28:05, Matthew Beal, 182nd in a time of 28:09, Mark Manske, 235th in a time of 29:41 and Andy Musson, 245th in a time of 30:07.

The Lutes return to action on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Willamette Invitational in Salem, Ore.

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