MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – It was a strong start to the fall season for freshman Katie Chapman as she led the way for the Western Oregon University women's cross country team when she came in second at the Linfield Harrier Classic on Friday afternoon in the 4k race. Overall as a team, the Wolves came in second.
WOU tallied 47 points to come in second, with Lane CC winning the meet with 34 points.
Chapman crossed with a time of 16:14.5 to finish runner-up. Lane CC's Piper Crook won the meet with a time of 15:54.2.
Freshman Emily Johnson gave the Wolves two finishers in the top-10 when she posted a time of 17:15.5 to come in ninth. A trio of Wolves placed 12-14. Freshman Emily Moore came in 12th with a time of 17:21.1, followed by freshman Kaiya Leamy in 13th with a time of 17:26.2 and freshman Lindie Larson in 14th with a time of 17:27.8.
Rounding out the results for the Wolves was freshman Shannon Smith who was right behind that pack coming in 17th with a time of 17:50.0.
WOU will now prepare for the annual Ash Creek Invitational that will take place on Friday, Sep. 10 at Ash Creek Preserve starting at 5:15 p.m.
