Bakan was Walsh’s top finisher in the 5K distance for the 13th-ranked Cavaliers at the National Catholic Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.
The senior placed 11th overall in the Division I laden field as she finished with a time of 18:21.80.
As a team, Walsh was the top non-Division I school, coming in fourth overall only behind host ND, Dayton and Holy Cross. Similar to the Cavs men, Walsh toppled Creighton and Canisius in the total team scoring.
Bakan paced the Cavaliers behind some impressive bookend finishes by Andra Lehotay, another senior and Alexa Leppelmeier, just a junior who placed 13th and 14th in the field, respectively.