Junior Hannah Moore was the Bulldogs' top finisher for the second time in two races this season, placing 48^th overall in the Blue Race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational Friday morning.
 
Moore clocked a time of 17:09.9 as she navigated the 5k Burke Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. She led a quintet of Bulldogs who finished among the Top 100: Carys Glyn-Jones (70^th), Poppy Healy (89^th), Hana Boggess (95^th), and Ella Olthof (100^th).
 
North Carolina State, ranked No. 1 in this week's USTFCCCA national coaches poll, won the event with a score of 39. The Wolfpack were led by Hannah Gapes, who won the race in a time of 15:22.6. All five of NC State's scorers were among the top 13 finishers. Host Notre Dame, ranked No. 7 in the national poll, finished second (84). The top five featured No. 12 South Carolina (102), No. 27 Clemson (143), and Indiana (159).
 
The Bulldogs placed 14^th among the 20-team field. There were a total of 180 runners in the Blue Race.
 
The Butler Women (5k):
48) Hannah Moore, 17:09.9
70) Carys Glyn-Jones, 17:23.8
89) Poppy Healy, 17:38.8
95) Hana Boggess, 17:44.9
100) Ella Olthof, 17:47.9
118) Lila Volkers, 17:57.4
128) Caterina Perego, 18:07.8
139) Emily Berger, 18:18.6
143) Callie Bentley, 18:20.7
144) Mckenna Mazeski, 18:22.6

Friday marked the second race of the 2026 season for the Bulldogs, who began the campaign at the Spartan Invitational hosted by Michigan State Sept. 11.
 
Up Next: The Bulldogs will make the short trip to Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, Oct. 16 for the NCAA Pre-Nationals at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course that will host the 2026 NCAA Championships in November.