GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Milwaukee women's cross country team was back in action at the Phoenix Open Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers secured fifth place in the nine-team field, recording 115 points. The women were just 13 points behind fourth-place Michigan Tech.

Milwaukee was led by last year's Horizon League Female Athlete of the Year, Anelise Egge, who finished first overall at the event. Egge clocked a time of 21:39.7, creating a commanding gap of over 10 seconds ahead of the next finisher.

"It was great to see reigning Horizon League champion Anelise Egge let loose and take control from the beginning," head coach Andrew Basler stated.

Janiyah Taylor was the next Panther to complete the race, finishing 14^th. Taylor recorded a time of 22:54.5 and is showing great promise for this Milwaukee squad.

Rachel Helm and Anna Gallagher finished 32^nd and 33^rd, respectively, with times of 23:15.2 and 23:17.1.

"As a whole, it was a good step forward in the right direction. As we progress through the season, the ladies will have to close that time gap between our first and fifth runners. I'm very confident they will continue to grow in that area as they stack together more training sessions," Basler concluded.
 
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The Panthers will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 20 when they travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. for the Rumble at the Fort Invitational.