CUBA CITY, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's cross country team placed fourth in the nine-team field at the 2012 WIAC Cross Country Championships at Cole Acres Golf Course hosted by UW-Platteville.

Julia Colling (Maplewood, MN/North) finished as the Pointers' top runner at 7^th overall with a time of 22:22.0. 

The next pack of Pointers to come across the line were Ana Breit (Stevens Point, WI/Pacelli), Melissa Kohlhagen (Lodi, WI/Lodi), and Lauren Dilley (Middleton, WI/Middleton) finishing 14th, 20th, and 22nd respectively, with times of 22:55.7, 23:12.3, and 23:12.8

Rounding out the Pointers' top five was Paige Haberkorn (Oconomowoc, WI/Oconomowoc), finishing 27th with a time of 23:21.9.

UW-Eau Claire placed three runners in the top-five on the day to take home the conference title, 37 points ahead of second place UW-La Crosse.  UW-Oshkosh finished third with 71 points, 19 points ahead of UW-Stevens Point.