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DE PERE, Wis.— A handful of Wildcats competed for the NMU Track & Field team at the St. Norbert Twilight Meet on Thursday (April 14), where the 'Cats earned multiple top-place finishes on a cold and windy evening in De Pere, Wisconsin.
Northern competed against runners from host St. Norbert, Michigan Tech, Ripon College, and Lawrence University at the meet.
Ellyse Wolfrath took home a first-place finish in the 100m hurdles, clearing the competition by over a second with a time of 15.05.
Crossing the finish line at 12.17,
Izabelle Peterson claimed top honors in the 100m dash.
In the 5,000m run,
Anna Kelley bested the competition for first with a time of 18:28.91. Teammates
Elise Longley (18:41.67) and
Madison Malon (18:48.85) finished third and fourth.
Anni Skillicorn was not far behind at 19:32.60 for seventh.
Meghan Langworthy and
Emily Sterling ran against each other in the 10,000m, with Langworthy finishing at 40:20.97 and Sterling right behind at 40:38.36.
Leah Root earned second-place in the pole vault at a 3.4m mark.
Up Next
The Green and Gold will make the trip south of the bridge next weekend, as they head to the Al Owens Classic hosted by Grand Valley State. The two-day meet takes place in Allendale, Michigan on Friday and Saturday (April 22-23).
