MOORHEAD, MN – Under the lights in Moorhead, MN, the nationally 17^th-ranked University of Mary women's cross country team placed sixth out of eight teams at the 9^th Annual Dragon Twilight Invitational.

With the big Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota coming up next week, UMary was without its top 13 runners from the season-opener on Sept. 6. The Marauders were paced by junior Jazmyn Christen (20:37.9), who placed 37^th overall.

Following soon after were a pair of freshmen. Amber Rosemeier (20:49.6) and Giselle Jahner (20:52.0) placed 39^th and 40^th overall. Another freshman duo rounded out the team scoring as Briley Farris (21:04.0) and Abigail Vlahovich (21:04.0) placed 46^th and 47^th overall. As a team, the Marauders tallied 159 points. Full results can be found here.

The full team standings are as follows:
University of North Dakota: 15
Minnesota State University Moorhead: 78
Bemidji State University: 100
Concordia College – Moorhead: 120
Southwest Minnesota State University: 132
University of Mary: 159
Crown College: 177
Bismarck State College: 181

The Marauders will be at full strength for the Roy Griak Invitational next Friday, Sept. 20. Most of the NSIC will be in attendance and the Division II and III women's race will start at 12:15pm.

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