Ali Weimer finished third individually to pace the Gophers to a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships on Friday in Champaign, Ill.
Gophers runner Ali Weimer finishes third in women’s Big Ten Cross Country Championships, propels U to fifth place
The Gophers’ Ali Weimer set a program record with her time. The U men’s team finished 11th.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
November 2, 2024 at 1:29AM
Weimer, a junior, ran the 6K race in a program-record time of 19 minutes, 25 seconds. Oregon’s Silan Ayyildiz won the race with a time of 19:13.6. Oregon was the team champion with a score of 33.
Weimer’s time beat Bethany Hasz’s record time of 19:36.4.
The Gophers men’s team finished 11th. Graduate transfer Lucas Florsheim was the top Gophers runner, finishing 34th. His time in the 8K race of 23:26.7 tied the program record.
Wisconsin senior Bob Liking won the men’s race in a time of 22:47.3 to pace the Badgers to first place in the team standings with a score of 46.
The NCAA postseason is next for both Gophers teams. They’ll race Nov. 15 in the NCAA Midwest Regional at Peoria, Ill., where Bradley is the host.
Gophers coach Keegan Cook and standout Julia Hanson understand the team must be consistent now if it wants to become an NCAA tournament host for the first time since 2022.
