MILWAUKEE -- Concordia University Wisconsin from Mequon, Wis. is hosting the Falcon Invitational and has extended an invite to the Mount Mary Blue Angels. The event is on Sept. 13 starting at 12 pm.
The Falcons won their only match of the season. CUW is coached by Russ de Lap who is in his fourth year as head coach for both the women and men's cross country teams. The last contest for the Falcons was a head to head matchup against Maranatha on a two mile course. Concordia University Wisconsin would place four of the top five runners. Bethany Coop would finish first with a finishing time of 12:26:1.
The Blue Angels are coming off a tenth place finish at the Tom Barry Invitational, a five kilometer race hosted by St. Norbert's College. Coach Eugene Miranda, in his seventh season as head coach, has been encouraged by his team's steady improvements. Haley Hove (So./Golden Valley, Minn.) lead the pack for Mount Mary with a finishing time of 24:04.6.
After the Falcon Invitational, the Blue Angels will head to Watertown, Wis. for the Maranatha Invite hosted by Maranatha Baptist University. After nearly two weeks without a race, the Blue Angels will begin The Maranatha Invite on Sept. 27 11:00 am.
