Mitchell, Fetherstonhaugh Lead Beavs at Notre Dame

Friday, September 30

South Bend, IN

7:30 AM

Oregon State

Notre Dame Invitational

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

September 30, 2022 | Women's Cross Country

By: Athletic Communications

SPRINGFIELD – Kaylee Mitchell and Grace Fetherstonhaugh both raced into the top-15 in their season debuts, leading Oregon State to an eighth place finish in a loaded field at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite.

The Beavers held strong despite missing multiple key runners for their biggest race of the year to-date. OSU's competition in South Bend included ten teams either ranked or receiving votes in the USTFCCCA coaches' poll.

"I am very pleased with how we performed today. We ran outstanding," head coach Louie Quintana said. "We raced short-handed with a few out of our top seven so for us to finish eighth is huge. Kaylee competed for the win in a national-class field, Grace had one of her best cross country races ever and we were so solid through the middle."

Mitchell placed just behind two runners who won the NCAA Outdoor 5K and 10K titles in 2022 while Featherstonhaugh placed 14th in her first race after a long summer of international competition.

Christina Geisler solidified the Beavs' team result by placing 49th and Emily van Valkenburg scored with a 92nd place result in her first major collegiate race. Aleen Golla rounded out the top-five by placing 103rd.

Zoe Simmons and Liv Downing both nearly finished in under 18 minutes in the 5K race, coming in 138th and 144th respectively. Kate Intile and Olivia Johnson placed 165th and 167th in their season debuts to round out the Oregon State runners.

Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
Oregon State Individual Results
4. Kaylee Mitchell (16:09.8)
14. Grace Fetherstonhaugh (16:23.5)
49. Christina Geisler (16:59.6)
92. Emily Van Valkenburg (17:31.4)
103. Aleen Golla (17:40.4)
138. Zoe Simmons (18:00.5)
144. Liv Downing (18:06.7)
165. Kate Intile (19:04.0)
167. Olivia Johnson (19:21.0)

Up Next
The rest of the available Beavs race tomorrow at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, Ore. The race begins at 10:45 a.m.

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