Shelton 31st, Chippewas 16th At Notre Dame

Friday, October 4

South Bend, Ind.

3:15 p.m.

Central Michigan University

University of Notre Dame

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

10/4/2019 8:00:00 PM | Women's Cross Country, Track & Field

By: Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Emily Shelton finished 31^st on Friday to lead the Central Michigan women's cross country team at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational.

The Chippewas finished 16^th in the 25-team field. Cal State Fullerton placed first.

"They ran a lot faster, they got out a lot better," said CMU director of track & field/cross country Jenny Swieton of her runners. "They were just more aggressive this time, which is really, really good. We still didn't finish where we want to as a team, but we're getting there. Progress is what we're looking for and we're definitely making it."

Shelton finished in 17:45.41. She was the fourth freshman to cross the finish line in the 193-runner field.

Also for the Chippewas, sophomore Lauren Beckmann (18:11.26) placed 61^st, freshman Maddy Boyd (18:12.89) was 63^rd, junior Morgan Merlino (18:39.12) placed 100^th, junior Ana Garcia (18:49.19) was 116^th, junior Carissa Gobbi (18:58.41) was 125^th, junior Julianna Brown (19:02.15) was 131^st, and sophomore Lexie Jorgens (19:02.74) was 135^th.

Logan Morris of Clemson won the race in 16:49.48.

"A bunch of people had (personal records)," Swieton said. "I'm really happy we went. It was just an overall good day. They handled the circumstances of their race better, which I think was the most important thing for us today. Everything that we wanted to get out of it, we did."