STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – The Incarnate Word women's cross country team finished in third place at the 76^th Annual Oklahoma State Cowboy Stampede on Saturday morning. (Results)

The Cardinals were led by senior Stephanie Glatt (San Antonio/Stacey HS) who finished with a time of 19:17.47, good enough for 5^th place overall in the 5K race. Three other UIW runners finished in the top 25 to give the team a total of 84 points.  Irma Garza (San Antonio/St. Anthony HS) was eighth in a time of 19:26.00, freshman Ceci Garcia (Laredo/Alexander HS) took 12^th in a time of19:41.36 and junior Marine Vaillant (Croix, France/Gambetta HS) was 25^th in a time of 19:51.21. The final point scorer for the Cardinals was Candida Chairez (Del Rio/Del Rio HS) who finished in 34^th place.

Incarnate Word was 36 points behind team champion Iowa Central Community College and 31 points behind Oklahoma Baptist.  The Cardinals finished 55 points ahead of Lone Star Conference rival Eastern New Mexico.  Overall, there were 25 teams competing in the College Division race.

Head Coach Derek Riedel was pleased with the performance.  “Our third place finish was a school record for us. We went in feeling we had a good shot at a top two finish and got surprised by two teams.”

The Cardinals will return next week as they host the 7^th annual UIW Invitational on October 6^th. The races will take place at Live Oak City Park starting at 8:00 a.m. 
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