SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict cross country team captured the SCSU Bob Waxlax Invitational on Wednesday, Oct. 9, led by a record-breaking 4K performance led by senior Lucy Lyngen, who finished second. CSB scored 26 points, placing five runners in the top 10, while St. Cloud State came in second with 48 points and Bemidji State took third with 53 points.

Lyngen set a new school record in the 4,000-meter event, finishing in 14:45.70 and surpassing the previous record held by Manon Gammon-Deering, who clocked 14:54. Three CSB athletes achieved personal bests as well: first-year Eileen O'Connor took third place with a time of 14:47.10, while senior Kalli Smith finished fifth at 14:53.80. O'Connor, and Smith also cracked the previously top mark and now sit top five all-time at the distance in school history.  Junior Mary Kenney also marked her place in the top five all-time for CSB, completing the race in 14:54.70.

Junior Evan Creighton finished 10th in 15:24.70, earning a spot in the top 20 all-time for the 4K distance. Other notable finishes included sophomore Abby Bufkin in 13th at 15:33.60, junior Natalie Zielsdorf in 15th with a time of 15:46.90, and junior Ayva Burshem in 18th at 15:47.70. Sophomore Anabella Witschen (21st, 15:56.50), first-year Mariah Brooks (22nd, 15:58.10), sophomore Taylor Radaich (23rd, 15:58.70), sophomore Julie Babineau (24th, 15:59.10), and senior Ava Juntenen-Novak (25th, 16:03.60) also made it into the top 25.

CSB will compete once more before the MIAC Championships on Nov. 2, heading to Rock Island, Ill., for the Augustana Interregional Invite on Oct. 19.