Rock Island, IL – The IHCC Women's Cross Country team competed in the annual Brissman-Lundeen Invitational hosted by Augustana College at the Saukie Golf Course in Moline, IL Friday, September 2.The Warriors were led by sophomore Kaylee Ford, who finished 98th overall, and clocked a time of 25 minutes and 43 seconds, over a minute faster than her previous time run at Grinnell two weeks prior.

However, Ford wasn't the only harrier dropping significant time during the women's race. Freshman Morgan Lawson followed closely in 113th, with a finishing time of 26 minutes and 17 seconds. nearly two minutes faster than her previous best. Rounding out the top-5 scoring effort for Indian Hills included: sophomore Ashlyn Elmore (126th), freshman Halley Wilmes (144th), and sophomore Traci Ervin (162nd). All recorded personal or season bests.

Coach Ewing said after the race, "Our women continue to show improvement from week to week. Our spread from 1-5 continues to shrink. They did a great job of getting out harder this week. I think it's just a matter of them trusting themselves in the middle part of the race. I'm confident that our pack will continue to move up as the season goes forward."

The IHCC Warrior Cross Country team will return to action this Friday, September 28 at the Blugold Invitational hosted by Wisconsin Eau-Claire. Race time is slated for 4:30 p.m.