Women’s cross country tally 22nd at regionals

WAVERLY, Iowa -- The Simpson women's cross country team ended its season with a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Central Region Championships on Saturday afternoon.

In front for the Storm was Cat Lucht, who ended with a time of 25.14.6 in 94th out of 209 runners that ended the race. Lucht was just two seconds behind her season-best time in a 6K. The next runner to cross the finish line for Simpson was Mackenzie Laughlin. Laughlin ended in 116th overall and had a time of 25:46.0.

Katie Murano and Emily Buchheit ran times that were separated by just one second. Murano, in 125th, completed her race in 25:58.5 while Buccheit's time was 25:59.6. Audrey Klein and Sophie Hall finished fourth and fifth, respectively, for the Storm.

Comments from Coach Moenck
"This was our best performance of the year. Our women really battled the second half of the race. It was great to see Cat Lucht run so well today."

Results
94. Cat Lucht, 25:14.6
116. Mackenzie Laughlin, 25:46.0
125. Katie Murano, 25:58.5
129. Emily Buchheit, 25:59.6
137. Audrey Klein, 26:06.6
153. Sophie Hall, 26:39.7