Meet Information
Race: National Catholic Championship - 5K
Location: South Bend, Ind.
Short Story: The Barons have several runners set PRs while beating some Division I runners at Notre Dame.

Race Highlights
Franciscan Women's Cross Country made the trip to Notre Dame on Friday to compete in the National Catholic Championship an event the Barons have competed in nearly every year since 2009. In the field of 11 teams, most of which came from Division I and II, the Barons placed 10th with 282 points. 

Lauren Dosch led the way for the Barons with a time of 19:21.40 in the 5K race to place 57th overall in the 139 runner field. That is a new personal best time for her in this length race. Her time was the fastest by a freshman from Franciscan at this event since 2010 when Nicole Krajewski posted a time of 19:16. Her time would also be the third fastest of all Division III runners in the field, as two runners from Loras would finish ahead of her. 

Next to finish for Franciscan was Jessica Campbell in 86th place. Rachel Hurley was not far behind, as she set a new personal record time for a 5K. Annie Seida placed 102nd in her first collegiate 5K, and Anne O'Boyle rounded out the top five finishers. 

Notre Dame would win the title this season with a team score of 18 points. They had runners place 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th while on their home course. 

Baron Top Finishers
57th Lauren Dosch              19:21.40
86th  Jessica Campbell       20:25.60
93rd  Rachel Hurley            20:45.30
102nd Annie Seida               20:58.80
115th  Anne O'Boyle            22:01.90
121st Clara Gross               22:15.10
123rd Eleanor Grosvenor   22:35.60
124th  Angelina Toole          22:35.60
133rd MaryKate McCusker  24:09.70

Up Next
Franciscan will now have two weeks until their next meet. On September 29th, they will head to Thiel for the PAC Preview. This will give the Barons an early look at the PAC Championship course,as well as a view to where they rank up in the middle of the season with several other PAC schools.

Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races
The Annual Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races will take place for the 16th time in its history, once again kicking off a busy Saturday on Homecoming Weekend. The races will begin at 8 am on October 7th, 2023, with the 1K Kids Fun Run followed by the 5K Run & 3K Walk at 8:20 am. Click here for more info and to signup

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