Krenz ran a 6K time of 24:14.58 which beat her previous best time by 30 seconds and was good for 12th place overall.

The CUC women's cross-country team took a good result out of their final competition preceding the conference meet.

Four runners had reason to celebrate as they marked some personal-best performances despite a soggy course.

RIVER FOREST, Ill. -- As Concordia University Chicago gears up for a jam-packed week of homecoming events campus-wide, Cougar fans alike are counting down to a Friday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. special announcement.

It was an introduction to one of the largest meets held with runners from all NCAA divisions included in the field.

The CUC women finished in fifth place out of 10 teams represented.

For Concordia-Chicago, three of the six runners that competed today had made their collegiate debuts last week.

"We've been working hard, and our people finally got to experience the feeling of competition against other schools."