MELBOURNE, Fla. - Freshman Cody Hill recorded the second fastest time in Embry-Riddle history on Saturday in his rookie debut at the Florida Tech Invitational, on September 8, racing in to a second place finish in 25:59 as the Eagle men's and women's teams both took first place, with all team points being earned off finishes in the top ten.

Hill was the second male in ERAU cross country history to log a time under 26 minutes. He was followed by his teammates who came in straight places third through seventh as well as ninth and tenth. Russell Snyder crossed the finish line second for the Eagles at 26:20, and 17 seconds later Jason Minor finished. Jarrett Woodbury placed fourth with a time of 26:47 and the final point bearer for ERAU was Alex Green in a 27:11. Chris Chidgey, Richard Dudney and Greg Leonard rounded out the top finishers for Embry-Riddle coming in at 27:15, 27:27 and 27:39, respectively. Dudney's time was charted at three minutes faster than his top time in 2006.

The women's cross country team opened their season at FIT, today, with five runners all placing in the top ten. Alex Salinas led the Eagles placing second overall, marking a time of 19:46 followed shortly by Noelle Niblack. She finished just five seconds behind Salinas in third place. Rounding out the ERAU squad was Lori Costello in fifth (20:15), Francesca Martino in eighth (21:05) and Jen Haydt in ninth (21:25). Costello and Martino collected their career best times.

The Eagles will return to competition on Friday, September 14 at the Tampa Invitational.

For complete results visit: FIT Invitational