Kallem, Angus pace Storm in final tune-up before conference

WEST SALEM, Wis.. -- In their final tune-up before the American Rivers Conference Championships, Lara Kallem and Emma Angus paced the Simpson College women's cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational on Friday evening.

The Storm finished with 256 points in the field of 20 teams and 283 runners.

"Our women ran tough tonight and it's rewarding to see the growth they have made over the last couple of years," Moenck said. "They are running at a level we haven't ran at in a long time, and it was great to see Lara Kallem run as well as she did. We're in a great spot as we head into the championship portion of our season."

Kallem and Angus each posted their season-best times to lead the Storm in the race. Kallem crossed the finish line in 23:43.68 to place 52nd, while Angus finished the 6K in 23:47.24 to place 55th.

To round out Simpson's top-five finishes, Cat Lucht navigated the course in 23:50.66 to place 57th, followed by Teghan Booth (81) who completed the race in 24:17.64 and Mackenzie Laughlin (96) who ran a 24:30.16.

Up Next
The Storm have the week off before making their way to Decorah, Iowa for the A-R-C Championships on Oct. 30.

Women's Results
52. Lara Kallem, 23:43.68
55. Emma Angus, 23:47.24
57. Cat Lucht, 23:50.66
81. Teghan Booth, 24:17.64
96. Mackenzie Laughlin, 24:30.16
112. Ashley Rockhold, 24:41.64
114. Macie Bopp, 24:42.08
119. Tatum Turner, 24:45.60
137. Kaya Young, 24:55.95
155. Sophie Hall, 25:09.30
164. Katie Murano, 25:20.92
165. Alayna Wallace, 25:23.38
170. Emily Erhardt, 25:27.65
193. Kyli Orr, 25:51.58
197. Abby Loecke, 25:59.38
236. Grace Porath, 26:56.53
249. Kylee Bass, 27:28.76
258. Isabella Mertens, 28:18.96
278. Barbara Martinez, 30:16.08
281. Paige Nygaard, 31:11.87