GAINSVILLE, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's cross-country team ran to a eighth place finish at the 2017 University of Florida Mountain Dew Invitational, Saturday morning at the University of Florida Golf course. The Eagles had six runners finish in the top 100 in a field with over 300 competitors.
Embry-Riddle 8th of 32 teams
Embry-Riddle finished in eighth place with a total of 237 points. University of Florida won the event with a team score of 88. Florida International (148), North Florida (156), Florida State 168), Jacksonville (189), UCF (228) and Sunshine State Conference foe Tampa (228) were the only schools to finish ahead of the Eagles. Eden Meyer won the even for North Florida with a time of 17:09.4.
The Eagles
Sarah Edens was the top finisher for the Blue and Gold, fishing in 13
th with a time of 18:26.3. The Eagles placed two in the top 50 and six in the top 100.
Alex Orr (20th, 18:38.2),
Mikaela Hakamaa (59
th, 19:24.3), Marina Levine (63
rd 19:27.9) and
Eliza Gazda (92
nd 20:00.5) rounded out the Eagle scorers.
Rosolino's Remarks
"Our women had a strong race today with most running season bests if not personal bests. We continue to show improvement each week. I'm really proud of our effort today and encouraged by our improvements in times and in gaps with other teams."
Next Up
The Eagles' next race will be on October 7 when they travel to Romeoville, Ill. to compete in the Lewis Conference Cross-Over hosted by the Lewis University.
