INSIDE
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
BY AJ HARRISON
@BADGER_TRACK
SCHEDULE
COMING UP
Sept. 27
Coast-To-Coast 2:30 p.m.
Battle
Oct. 12
adidas
11:30 a.m.
Invitational
Oct. 25
UW-Oshkosh
Open
The first test: UW takes on
ranked foes in Boston
The Badgers face three top-10 teams this week
hile many Wisconsin students are preparing for their first
exams of the year, the Badgers
face their first true test of the
2013 campaign at the Coastto-Coast Battle in Beantown
this Friday in Boston.
The meet marks the third
competition weekend of the
season for the young Badgers
squad, and will be the first
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time UW's top squad will run
as a group.
"The entire team is looking
forward to it," UW head coach
Jim Stintzi said. "It will be an
incredible competition facing
three of the nation's top teams.
It's not a huge meet, but there
will be more runners there
than at our earlier meets. It
will be a great test for us."
The Badgers will face three
4 p.m.
top-10 teams, including No. 1 Providence, No. 3 Oregon and No. 9 Cornell.
In addition, Wisconsin will go up against
No. 24 Boston College.
"We don't have any thing to lose," Stintzi said. "We think we are a pretty good
team, and we will find out this weekend.
It will give us a chance to see where we
stack up individually and as a team."
The Badgers will be led by Gabi Anzalone, who was Wisconsin's top finisher
at the Badger Opener earlier this month.
Stintzi has also been impressed with the
newcomers on the team, including transfer Erin Cawley, sophomore Kelly Whitley and freshmen Sarah Disanza and
Molly Hanson.
"We have a strong group that's going
out to Boston," Stintzi said. "I've been
impressed with how they have practiced
and have raced, and I look forward to
see ing what they do on the course this
weekend."
UW HOLDING STEADY IN GREAT LAKES
● The Badgers remain at No. 6 in this
week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross
Country Association Great Lakes Region Rankings. Wisconsin is one of the
five Big Ten teams ranked in the Great
Lakes top 10, as Michigan State and
Michigan are ranked No. 1 and No. 2,
respectively. Indiana is No. 7, and Ohio
State checked in at No. 10.
