Cross Country finishes third at season opener

Friday, September 4

Ashland, Neb.

7:45 a.m. CT

Omaha

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Cross Country finishes third at season opener

Sep 4, 2026 | Cross Country

ASHLAND, Neb. - Omaha Cross Country finished third in the season opening meet with 59 team points on Friday morning.

Maverick freshman Ava Dziedzic (Slinger, Wis.) led the Mavs across the line with a time of 18:21.8 and a seventh-place finish in her first outing as a Mav.

Sophomore Briley Early (Leawood, Kan.) was next up with a ninth-place finish and a time of 18:33.6. She was followed by sophomore Hope Riedel (Lincoln, Neb.) in 12th place with a time of 18:42.9.

Junior Maya Bergstrom (Carlisle, Iowa) finished in 14th with a personal record of 19:03.0. Bergstrom was sidelined for the 2025 season due to injury.

Freshman Sophia Palmesano (Omaha, Neb.) rounded out the scorers for Omaha with an 18th-place finish and a time of 19:15.5

Two more Mavericks finished the day with a PR. Junior Ainsley Anderson (Omaha, Neb.) recorded a time of 19:24.4 and sophomore Sienna McEneaney recorded a time of 21:04.8.

For their next meet, the Mavs will head down to Lincoln for the Woody Greeno Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19.

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