GREEN BAY – The Milwaukee women's cross country team placed third at the Phoenix Open hosted by Green Bay on Friday afternoon.
 
With a team score of 68 points, Milwaukee fell just four points behind Michigan Tech's 64. Winona State collected three of the top four individual spots for a winning team score of 24.
 
Cailin Kinas and Anelise Egge continued their trend of top ten finishes to start the year. Kinas finished the 6k course in 22:28.9, good enough for 8^th, and Egge finished in the 10^th spot with a time of 22:39.9.
 
"(Kinas) had a really good week, posting a great performance," Head Coach Andrew Basler said. "It was a good atmosphere, and the team had a really good attitude on just trusting the process."
 
Three additional Panthers placed in the top 20. Eileen Tocco crossed the finish line in 16^th place, followed by Rachel Helm and Anna Gallagher in the 19^th and 20^th spots, respectively.
 
"We had massive results compared to this same meet last year," Assistant Coach Jake Reilly said. "It's really rewarding to see the improvement and the execution at this high of a level."
 
Milwaukee runners finished the course in an average time of 23:07, a full 45 seconds ahead of 4^th place Oshkosh.
 
Milwaukee runs next at the John McNichols Invite, hosted by Indiana State. The race is scheduled for an 8:00 AM start on September 16.