RIPON – St. Norbert College placed second at the Ripon College Dick Hendricks Invitational, getting points in 14 of 16 events.
The Green Knights totaled 132 points to finish as runner-up. NCAA Division I Marquette University won the team title with 154.5 points. Viterbo College came in third with 115.5 points.
St. Norbert had three event winners. Madison Gramblicka (pictured) won the 400-meter dash in 1:00.45, while Elle Grunwald won the 3,000-meter run in 11:17.21. Anna Fitzgerald won the 5,000-meter run in 19:32.49.
The Green Knights also competed at NCAA Division II Grand Valley State University's Big Meet on Friday, where several recorded personal bests. Nicole Makope, Oliva Ship and Eden Maranell all set lifetime bests at the event competing against tough Division I and II competition.
Top-eight finishes for St. Norbert are below.
60 Dash: 6th, Gracie Wolfe, 8.14; 7th, Katie Smith, 8.20; 8th, Mary Weisensel, 8.29
200 Dash: 2nd, Madi Crossman, 26.67; 4th, Katie Smith, 26.89; 7th, Madison Gramblicka, 27.32
400 Dash: 1st, Madison Gramblicka, 1:00.45; 4th, Madi Crossman, 1:02.06; 7th, Ally Zickert, 1:02.75
800 Run: 5th, Kendra Troxel, 2:28.94; 7th, Natalia Arteaga, 2:36.48
1-Mile Run: 2nd, Kera Riley, 5:25.18; 8th, Camdyn Guevara-Derber, 5:55.28
3,000 Run: 1st, Ellee Grunwald, 11:17.21; 2nd, Ella Jerdee, 11:26.78; 4th, Gianna Carroll, 11:57.20; 5th, Lily Truskowski, 12:06.43; 6th, Alexa Bertolini, 12:10.86
5,000 Run: 1st, Anna Fitzgerald, 19:32.49
60 Hurdles: 6th, Gretchen Schwarz, 9.69
4x200 Relay: 3rd, Madison Gramblicka-Daphne Aravena-Catherine Fairbanks-Cora Anderson, 2:10.55
4x400 Relay: 5th, Kera Riley-Natalia Arteaga- Camdyn Guevara-Derber-
Long Jump: 4th, Alli Clark, 16-06; 5th, Casey Vaughn, 16-04 1/2
Triple Jump: 3rd, Alli Clark, 35-08; 4th, Marissa Lorenz, 34-08 1/4
Weight Throw: 6th, Jolie Foreman, 43-08 3/4; 8th, Daphne Aravena, 39-05 1/4
High Jump: 7th, Laci Hoeksema, 4-09