DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's cross country team totaled 20 points to claim the team title at the ERAU Asics Cross Country Classic. The meet, which took place amidst a torrential downpour, saw the Eagles place seven runners in the top 10 en route to their first team title of 2011.

"I was pleased with how our team responded to the weather conditions,” ERAU head coach Mike Rosolino said. “The ladies did a great job of running in a pack and supporting each other throughout the race.  They all had great times on a slow course and I was impressed with their performance today. They're continuing to improve each week.

Sophomore Ellie Staker established herself as the Eagles' top runner for the fourth race in a row, completing the 5K course in 20:00.08 for a second place overall finish. Staker was followed by her junior teammate Karina Coelho who ran a 20:04.25 to take third.

The next three Eagle harriers finished within nine seconds of each other as Julie Mayfield placed fourth in 20:31.89, Aleiyah Ross placed fifth in 20:42.30 and Bailey Eaton placed sixth in 20:42.71. Nicole Bonk was eighth in 21:17.32 and Baleigh Hyatt closed out Eagles' top seven finishers, placing 10th with a time of 21:22.33.

Bethune-Cookman's Kadian Dunkley was the top finisher, crossing the line in 19:16.31 to lead the Lady Wildcats (71 points) to second place in the team standings. Stetson (76 points) was third, followed by the ERAU Alumni team (95 points), and South Georgia (113 points).

The Eagles' next meet takes place on Oct. 14 when they travel down I-4 to compete in the Black and Gold Challenge hosted by the University of Central Florida.