Bierman, a freshman, finished fifth out of 141 runners at the St. Catherine University Invitational with a time of 15:08.78. She was the top Luther runner by a full second and finished 43 seconds back of the individual champion. The Norse finished fourth of six teams with 80 points in a field that included regionally-ranked teams from St. Thomas (Minn.), Macalester, Saint Benedict (Minn.) and Luther.
