Cedar Rapids, Mich. – Winning the 5K (5,000 meters) race with an amazing time of 17:59 and a 33-second margin over the next fastest competitor, sophomore Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) earned herself a nice birthday gift Saturday in helping the No. 23 ranked Saint Xavier University women's cross country team to a third place team finish at the NAIA Seminole Valley Stampede hosted by Mount Mercy University (Iowa) at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Mich.  The Cougars also got big performances from junior Nicole Maier (Burbank, Ill./Olivet Nazarene/Reavis) and sophomore Sierra Downey (Stickney, Ill./Morton College/Morton West).  Maier turned in a career-best time of 19:11 for 13th place overall and Downey was right behind with a season-best time of 19:12 for 14th place.