Buffaloes Finish Fourth at the Arturo Barrios Invitational

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. -- The Colorado Buffaloes women's cross country team competed in the Arturo Barrios Invitational Friday afternoon, on the Dale Watts cross country course hosted by the Texas A&M Aggies.

Among the 41 schools that competed in the women's 6k event, the Buffs captured a fourth place finish as a team with 189 total points, while producing two runners that placed inside the top-20.

Minnesota native, Abbey Nechanicky, paced the group to rank 14th overall with a time of 19:42.4. This is the first 6k event for Nechanicky in her collegiate career, and she earns the top spot on her squad. Katja Bauerle finished shortly after to place 19th (19:54.9), marking the best two performances from CU on the day.

The pair of juniors, Natalie Cook and Elliot Pribramsky, clocked in at the 36th and 42nd spots on the 6k course for Colorado. Cook charted a time of 20:14.7, while Pribramsky records a personal best time of 20:18.1 in her seventh 6k event as a Buff.

Caroline Mehlhorn (84th - 20:50.9), Emma Hadley (96th - 20:56.9), and Louise Lounes (128th - 21:18.9) concluded the points scorers for the black and gold.

CU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Abbey Nechanicky: 14th - 19:42.4
Katja Bauerle: 19th - 19:54.9
Natalie Cook: 36th - 20:14.7
Elliot Pribramsky: 42nd - 20:18.1
Caroline Mehlhorn: 84th - 20:59.9
Emma Hadley: 96th - 20:56.9
Louise Lounes: 128th - 21:18.9
Sierra Parks: 139th - 21:27.4
Whitney Valenti: 142nd - 21:30.9

TEAM RESULTS
Winning the women's event was Gonzaga with 74 points, followed by Boise State (133), Georgia Tech (143), Colorado (189), Texas Tech (232), Oklahoma (245), SMU (282), Lamar (288), Texas A&M (294), Rice (323), Eastern Michigan (326), Middle Tennessee State (362), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (422), Charleston Southern (482), North Texas (482), New Mexico State (497), Central Arkansas (547), Baylor (563), Arkansas State (585), TCU (611), North Dakota (617), Texas State (618), Houston Christian (633), Delaware (645),Arizona State (652), Louisiana (662), Incarnate Word (676), New Orleans (706), UT-Arlington (744), Youngstown State (745), Houston (750), UTEP (858), Mercer (876), McNeese State (952), Abilene Christian (970), Sam Houston (972), Stephen F. Austin (1007), Tarleton State (1073), Nicholls State (1127), Oklahoma City (1195) and UTSA (1271).

Buffaloes Finish Fourth at the Arturo Barrios Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Natalie Cook

Emma Hadley

Louise Lounes

Caroline Mehlhorn

Abbey Nechanicky

Sierra Parks

Elliot Pribramsky

Whitney Valenti