VANCOUVER, Wash. - The Embry-Riddle women's cross county team ran to a 24th-place finish at the NAIA National Championships on Saturday afternoon, their third-best place in program history.

Karina Coelho paced the Blue and Gold harriers, running a 19:22 mark to 64th overall. Following Coelho was sophomore Ellie Staker with a time of 19:47, good for 97th place. Coelho's 19:22 was her second-fastest of the season.

Coming in third and fourth on the Eagles' squad were senior Julie Mayfield (19:51) and junior Nicole Bonk (19:57), while freshman Aleiyah Ross (20:05) rounded out the Eagle scorers. Mayfield placed 114th and Bonk was 128th and Ross finished in 135th place.

Baleigh Hyatt (20:07) and Bailey Eaton (21:17) were the other Eagles who participated in the 323-runner event.

ERAU's 538 total points put them just three behind 23rd-place Park (535). California State San Marcos (82) won the 2011 national title, while Azusa Pacific (91), British Columbia (171), Northwest Christian (172) and Friends (192) finished in the top five.