Uhrich Makes Triumphant Return In Cobber Win

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (9/01/15)—Senior Melissa Uhrich made a triumphant return to competitive racing as she claimed the individual title and helped Concordia beat Jamestown 21-40 in a dual meet to start the 2015 season.

Uhrich, who has been sidelined since the spring of 2014 with an injury, raced to a 19:54.44 over the 5K course and won the meet by over six seconds. She led a contingent of three CC runners that finished in the top 4 of the race. The Cobbers also had seven of the top 10 for the dual.

A pair of freshman made their mark in their first collegiate meet. Brianna Gruenberg was third in a time of 20:45.53 and fellow first-year athlete Sarah Kuball was less than a second behind in fourth place as she crossed the line at 20:45.71.

Ingrid Floersheim, Andrea Schmitt, Maria West and Sarah Curran came home as the No.6,7,8 and 9 finishers. Floersheim led the quartet in sixth place at 21:37.51. All four runners finished the course in under 22 minutes.

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"I am so happy for Mel. She deserves to have a great season after all she has gone through. It was fun to see her lead the race and then to have so many newcomers do so well in their first meet."  - Head Coach Marv Roeske on the victory by Uhrich and the number of freshmen in the top 20.

WHAT'S NEXT
Concordia will have to wait 10 days for their next meet. The Cobbers will participate in the first-ever MSU Moorhead Twilight Meet which will be held at the Moorhead Soccer Complex beginning at 8:15 p.m.