Results
TAMPA, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle women's cross country team ran to an eighth-place finish at the South Florida Invitational on Friday evening, finishing as the second non-NCAA I squad at the 20-team event. The Eagles, who rested several of their top runners, totaled 190 points to beat out four NCAA I schools.
Kara Funke led the way for the Blue and Gold, finishing 13th overall in 19:09.4. She was the second-fastest non-D1 runner at 'The CLAW' with her third-fastest time of 2018.
Alex Orr posted best ERAU finish of the season, coming in second on the team in 19:53.8 (39th), followed by
Rachel Jones in 44th at 19:59.2 and
Josie Gray in 49th (20:13.8).
Maggie Allen in 50th (20:15.9) rounded out the Embry-Riddle scorers, while
Ukeyvia Beckwith (78th - 20:55.5),
Megan Fletcher (94th - 21:27.6) and
Sara Towers (107th - 22:08.5) also competed for the Eagles.
Florida International (50 points) won the meet, while Saint Leo (155 points) claimed the non-D1 portion of the event.
Embry-Riddle will finish up the regular season on Oct. 20 when they travel to Hardeeville, South Carolina for the Sand Shark Invitational.
