SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of San Francisco women's cross country team earned a 14th-place finish Friday morning in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational at the Notre Dame Golf Course.
Yasmine Abbes led the way for the Dons in the 5,000-meter race, crossing the finish line in 25th place with a time of 17:06.0. Nearly surpassing her previous best of 17:05.7 set last season at the same event while competing with Florida State, Abbes was just four-tenths of a second short of setting a new record.
Natalie Hlusi shined for the Dons in her second race of the season, earning a personal best time of 17:34.1 with a 50th-place finish. Hlusi ran her first-ever sub-18 minute 5K, breaking her previous best of 18:55.1 set last season at the Scenic West Cross Country Invitational while competing at BYU.
FINAL RESULTS:
Women's 5,000 meters:
25.
Yasmine Abbes – 17:06.0
50. Natalie Hlusi – 17:34.1
80.
Mathilde Valadier – 18:02.4
99.
Julia Morales – 18:13.3
126.
Hannah Kehoe – 19:07.4
130.
Grace Copeland – 19:22.4
131.
Marlee Kwasnica – 19:26.8
132.
Christine Albrecht – 19:28.3
Team Score: 352
UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to action Friday, Oct. 6, when it returns home to compete in the San Francisco State Invitational at Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow.
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