DUBUQUE, Iowa -
Riley Roman led a group of six Spartans to PR on Saturday morning at the Augustana Interregional Invitational in Rock Island, Ill. Roman finished in 171st place with a time of 26:21.7. As a team, UD finished 22 of 23 teams with 671 points. Roman cut nearly 18 seconds off her time from last the last race.
Carleen Snow was the next runner to complete the course after Roman in 172nd place and a time of 26:25.8. The Spartans 3-4-5-6-7 runners all finished with personal best times.
Taylor Barber was the third Spartan finisher with a time of 26:48.2, a 1:16.4 improvement over the last time out at UW-Eau Claire.
Chetna Bhusari cut nearly two minutes off her time from two weeks ago for a final time of 27:16.4.
Katrina Truitt PR'd by over one minute and Danielle Johnson cut 35 seconds off her previous low time.
Madison Coglianese made her collegiate debut with a time of 27:18.6.
"The women showed progress with
Riley Roman leading the way with another lifetime best. Freshman
Taylor Barber,
Katrina Truitt, and
Chetna Bhusari all knocked between 1-2 minutes off their best times this year, with
Madison Coglianese finishing right in the middle of the pack in her first collegiate race.
Danielle Johnsen also knocked another 30 seconds off her best time this week, so she's improved over 2:20 faster than her collegiate best coming into this year," said Head Coach
Rich Maleniak.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will continue training for the American Rivers Conference Championships on Saturday, October 30, 2021 in Decorah, Iowa at the Luther Campus Course.
