Nov. 2, 2009

Bayli Maliszewski (Fr., Arcadia, Wis. Independence HS) had a personal best time at the WIAC Meet held Saturday at UW-Whitewater. Maliszewski, 5-8, cracked the top five for the first time at the conference meet running a personal best time of 26:08 helping the Falcons to a hard fought seventh place finish. This is her first cross country season at any level. "Bayli has been a wonderful surprise this year," said Falcon Coach Scott Sekelsky. "Having very little running experience, she has steadily improved over the course of the season. I think on Saturday she finally broke through and now understands how it feels to push herself harder. When she needed her to respond during the race she did and that helped out her team a lot."

Oct. 26, 2009

Jacque Braemer (So., Eagan, Minn.) was the first Falcon to cross the finish line at the Wissota Invitational held Friday. With four inches of snow covering the course, Braemer still had a great race finishing the 5,000-meter course in 22:23. She improved her 5,000-meter finish at the Luther meet in early September by two minutes. "Jacque had an injury early in the year but fought her way through it to have a very nice cross country season to date. She continues to improve every week and is really learning to push herself. I am very proud of the way she has stuck with it and I am excited to watch her continued improvement," said Falcon Coach Scott Sekelsky.

Oct. 12, 2009

Katie Rydeen (Fr., Osceola, Wis.) ran just her second cross country race at any level at the Neubauer Invitational held Saturday in La Crosse. She was the eighth Falcon to cross the finish line in 26:19. She placed 299th of 448 runners. "Katie has been impressive to say the least,” said Falcon Coach Scott Sekelsky. “It can often take a runner several seasons to learn what Katie has been able to do in just a few short weeks. She really seems to be pushing herself hard while looking very calm and relaxed while doing it. I am excited to see what comes next."

Oct. 5, 2009

Jenna Dean (Fr., Brainerd, Minn.) had an impressive first collegiate race for the Falcons at the Blugold Open held Friday. She was the third Falcon to cross the finish line. Dean, 5-5, ran the 6,000-meter race in 24:55. She finished 93 rd of 332 runners. "Jenna had a plan heading into the race and she executed the plan beautifully," said Falcon Coach, Scott Sekelsky. "She stayed patient in the first half of the race and held on strong to the finish. I am very proud of Jenna, as she has had to overcome some hurdles in order to compete. She is well on her way to a strong career at UWRF." 

Sept. 28, 2009

Brianna Waldvogel (So., White Bear Lake, Minn.) had a great run at the Griak Invitational held Saturday at the University of Minnesota. She improved by 50 places over last year's race and bettered her time by almost a full minute on the same course.  She ran 26:53 over the 6,000 meter course. Waldvogel, 5-5, was the third Falcon to cross the finish line and she placed 167 th overall. She cracked the top five for the Falcons for the first time. "I was very proud of the way Bri ran today," said Falcon Coach Scott Sekelsky. "She was determined from the moment the gun went off. She put in a much better summer of training coming off a nice freshman track season.  I look for her to continue to get faster as the season progresses and grow as a runner."

Sept. 14, 2009

Leah Korf (Sr., Oakdale, Minn. Tartan HS) led the Falcon women at the Luther All-American Invitational held Saturday in Decorah, Iowa. Korf, 5-11, placed eighth overall and was the top Falcon across the finish line. She covered the 5,000-meter course in 19:45. Her time was the 14th best over 5,000-meters in Falcon history. "Leah followed a great track season last spring by putting in a great summer of running,” said Falcon Coach Scott Sekelsky. “That hard work is paying off early in the season and we look her Leah to continue the trend late into the fall."