CABLE, Wis. – Sophomore #Julia Curry# (So.-Woodbury, Minn.) posted at 23rd place finish, with a time of 19:39.2, in the women's 5 kilometer classic in Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) action today at Telemark Resort, near Cable, Wis.

Curry finished just over two minutes behind winner Laura DeWitt of Northern Michigan University, with a winning time of 17:35.3. Junior #Megan Holmes# (Jr.-Gilbert, Minn./Mesabi East), finished in 30th and junior #Caroline Lund# (Jr.-Duluth, Minn./East), finished in 53rd, with times of 20:15.1 and 21:54.2, respectively, to round out Saints scoring and a eighth place finish as a team.

“Julia continues to feel better with every race, and today was a very good performance for her with the entire CCSA field on hand,” said Saints Head Coach Chad Salmela. “Julia's commitment to learning from each race helps her get more and more confidence every weekend, and we're starting to see her bout with mono in September dissipate with each race.”

The weekend was doubled as a USSA Supertour race with as strong national field. Kristina Strandberg (Sweden) of the Saab Factory Team in 16:55.6, edging out the US Ski Team's Lindsay Dehlin (Marquette, MI) in a time of 17:01.7.

The Saints continue competition tomorrow at Telemark with a 10km mass start freestyle race.

CCSA CENTRAL REGION QUALIFIER
TELEMARK RESORT
WOMEN'S 5KM CLASSIC
1. DEWITT, Laura NMU 17:35.3
2. SCHNURR, Theresia UAF 17:46.1
3. QUINLEY, Elizabeth MTU 17:57.6
4. SODERMAN, Marie Helen NMU 17:58.3
5. FREEMAN, Carolyn UWGB 18:15.7
6. KLEIN, Jenna MTU 18:19.7
7. BERGLAND, Anna NMU 18:24.9
8. PIERSON, Julia UAF 18:46.2
9. FJELDHEIM, Ingrid NMU 18:50.5
10. CHAUDOIN, Kelly GAC 19:01.7
23. CURRY, Julia CSS 19:39.2
30. HOLMES, Megan CSS 20:15.1
53. LUND, Caroline CSS 21:58.4
62. DONARS, Amelia CSS 23:30.9

TEAM SCORES
1. NMU 90
2. MTU 83
3. UAF 78
4. GAC 65
5. UWGB 60
6. CSB 51
7. STO 48
8. CSS 35
9. SCSU 29
10. NOR 16