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Eagles' Sixth-Place Finish at Mountain Dew Invitational Best in Program History

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The NAIA No. 16 Embry-Riddle Eagles placed sixth overall at the Mountain Dew Invitational, hosted by the University of Florida, on Saturday morning, the best finish at the meet in ERAU Women's Cross Country program history.

Embry-Riddle placed five runners in the top-60, and raced to a total time of 1:38.03 for their sixth-place finish. ERAU bested NCAA I teams Miami (Fla.), Florida Gulf Coast, Central Florida, Florida International, Stetson and Bethune-Cookman.

Sophomore Ellie Staker once again led the way for the Blue and Gold, finishing 30th in 19:01.43. Staker has finished as the top Eagle runner in all three meets in 2011.

Karina Coelho (19:23.66) was 41st overall, while Bailey Eaton (19:45.28) placed 52nd. 2010 All-Sun Conference performer, Julie Mayfield, ran to a season-best time of 19:52.17 to place 57th, and freshman Aleiyah Ross rounded out the Eagles' top-five with a 20:01.31 63rd place time. Baleigh Hyatt (20:23.03) and Nicole Bonk (20:29.52) both scored for ERAU.

"Our girls ran a tough race today and finished well," coach Mike Rosolino offered. "It was nice to see Julie running well in the top group again. This course is much tougher than the race we ran two weeks ago, but we had similar to faster times; I'm proud of how we competed today."

Embry-Riddle will return to Daytona Beach to host the annual Asics Embry-Riddle Classic on Oct. 8. The Eagles will look to claim the sixth title in the event. 
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