MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's cross country team finished second at the Cougar Twilight Invite on Friday in Morris, Minn. Sylvia Pesch recorded her best finish of the year, coming in second place.
 
The University of Northwestern won the meet, taking five of the top six scoring positions. Natalie Van De Riet of UNW won the race with a time of 24:21.1. Pesch finished behind her with a time of 25:03.8 in the 5K.
 
The Cougars finished second as a team, five points ahead of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, which came in third. Megan Widell rounded out the top 10 with a 10th-place finish in her second collegiate meet.
 
Women's Results
2                      Sylvia Pesch                             25:03.8
10                    Megan Widell                           29:36.5
12                    Erin Thesing                             30:06.3
15                    Lindsey Hause                          30:27.9
16                    Ava Miller                                30:32.3
17                    Isabelle Derhak                         30:43.4
 
The Cougars compete next weekend at the St. Olaf Invite on Saturday in Northfield, Minn.