SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Led by four runners in the top 20 of Friday's meet, the Northern Iowa's women's cross country team won the Joe Piane Invitational 5K Gold race.
The win for UNI is its first since taking the Missouri Valley Conference title last season on Oct. 29. Friday's event, hosted by Notre Dame, was split into two races (blue and gold). The Panthers were slotted in the gold division.
"Our ladies ran a great race today," head coach Dave Paulsen said. "We stayed together and executed our race plan.