Minnesota Scene: Gophers fifth in NCAA women s cross-country
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Led by an eighth-place finish by Bethany Hasz, the Gophers placed fifth at the NCAA women s cross-country championships on Monday in Stillwater, Okla. It was the highest NCAA team finish in program history.
Minnesota scored 239 points, marking the seventh top-12 team finish in program history and just the fourth top-10 finish for the Gophers women at the NCAA national meet, dating to 1983. Minnesota s previous best finish saw the Gophers come in ninth in the team standings in 2005. At the 2019 championships, the Gophers were 28th. I knew that what we did at the Big Ten meet at the end of January was just the tip of the iceberg of what we would be capable of six weeks later, Gophers coach Sarah Hopkins said.