EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) The UW-River Falls women's cross country team finished in 9^th place Friday afternoon at the very competitive UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational. 

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: 9^th place, 253 Points
Location: Whitetail Golf Course, Colfax, WI
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The team was led by sophomore Linsey Tolkkinen who placed 31^st with a time of 23:59.9 which is a 14 second personal best.
• Following Tolkkinen were sophomores Nikki Jurik in 49^th with a time of 24:32.2 and Emily Klatt in 69^th with a time of 25:06.3.  Klatt came up big for the Falcons with a 55 second personal best.
• Junior Kalyn Suhorepetz was the Falcon's number four runner coming in at 26:35.4, which is a 15 sec lifetime best, followed by junior Kimberly Carlson in 143^rd with a time of 27:27.2. 
• With a huge 56 second personal best in sixth position for the team was freshman  Rebecca Wickman, while sophomore Jeannie Bestor rounded out the scoring in 173^rd. 
   
  THE OPPOSITION

• The University of Minnesota took the top placing with a score of 16.  They had the top four finishers in the race.
• Ellen Snyder finished in first place with a time of 22:34.3.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
 Next up for the Falcons is the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer meet on October 15^th.