Prouse Leads Dawgs To Win At Washington Invite

Published by UW SID on October 1st, 2016

SEATTLE – In the third year of the Washington Invitational, the Huskies picked up their first team title, and it came in emphatic fashion as sophomore Charlotte Prouse led the 12th-ranked UW women to a big win over a field that included the fourth-ranked Oregon Ducks. With a few light drops of rain but mostly calm conditions at Jefferson Park Golf Course, Prouse got the individual win and the Husky women put six runners in the top-nine.
 
In the men's race, third-ranked Oregon was strong and picked up the win led by three-time NCAA cross country champion Edward Cheserek, while 29th-ranked Colorado State took second and the Huskies finishing third, led by a fifth-place finish from junior All-American Colby Gilbert.
 
But the women should be moving up in the national polls now with a second straight win, after cruising at the Sundodger Invite two weeks ago, and enjoying another good display of depth.
 
Prouse, who crossed the line first at the Sundodger running right alongside Katie Knight, was intent on setting the tempo today, as she had opened up a 10-meter lead before the first turn on the first loop of the course. Running past the 4,000-meter mark with a big lead of about 100-meters, Prouse was still smiling at the fans cheering her into the final loop. Oregon's Katie Rainsberger made a lot run to close the gap, but Prouse still coasted to the win in 19:36 over the 6,000-meters, six seconds ahead of Rainsberger.