NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The St. Catherine University cross country team turned in a pair of all-time performances Saturday at the Running of the Cows Pre-Nationals meet hosted by Carleton College, as Eleanor Lindeman and Lydia Feldhahn both moved into the Wildcats' 6K record book.
Lindeman led the way for St. Kate's while competing in the highly competitive Women's Navy Championship 6K, crossing the finish line in 23:38.0. Her PR performance now ranks No. 8 all-time in St. Catherine program history in the 6K. Lindeman placed 185th overall in the championship field.
Feldhahn followed with another PR performance in the Women's Maize 6K, finishing in 24:18.2 to move into No. 21 all-time on the Wildcats' 6K performance list. She was the first St. Kate's runner across the line in the Maize race, placing 70th overall and 60th in the team scoring.
Kaitlyn Peterson was next for the Wildcats, finishing 108th overall with a PR time of 24:43.2. Mist Sit recorded a season-best time of 26:27.6, followed by Lauren Kennedy with a PR of 26:49.0 and Felicity Lamb's PR time of 27:39.3. Isabelle Landgraf rounded out the St. Kate's lineup with a time of 30:18.2.
St. Catherine finished 22nd among 32 teams in the Maize race with 679 points, posting a team average of 26:00.
The Wildcats came away from the meet with two new marks among the program's best, highlighted by Lindeman's move into the top 10 all-time and Feldhahn joining the top 25.
St. Kate's is travleing to Milwaukee next for the Mount Mary Women's College Classic on October 9.