ROCK ISLAND, ILL. – The Trine University women's cross country team made a statement in the national landscape this afternoon at the Augustana Interregional Rumble. In a field of 11 teams ranked inside the lastest United States Cross Country Coaches' Association poll, the #17 Thunder came out in second place, toppling 9 ranked opponents including #7 UChicago and #10 Washington (Mo.). Sidney Swick placed second individually.
 
The Thunder placed second behind #6 Wisconsin-La Crosse. #7 Chicago was third, #10 WashU was fourth and #22 Colorado College took fifth.
 
Swick crossed in 21:42.0, Bailey Puckett took 14^th in 22:04.1. The duo each rank inside the top-50 in the country individually according to FloTrack. Chloe Goodrich took 26^th place in 22:27.5. Eleanor Young and Grace Dubsky were close behind on 32^nd and 34^th in 22:37.9 and 22:38.8 respectively.
 
The Thunder also competed at the Oberlin Interregional Rumble the team took 19^th of 25 teams. Piper Barker led the Thunder with an 86^th place finish, crossing in 24:51.50.
 
The Thunder are off next weekend to prepare for the MIAA Championships on November 1^st.