Results
Tallahassee, Florida - Friday morning saw a plethora of Embry-Riddle women's cross country runners post personal best career times at the Florida State Invitational held at Apalachee Regional Park. The Eagles finished 10th overall in a field of 30 teams, beating out several NCAA I and II squads including Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Valdosta State, Bethune-Cookman and more.

Embry-Riddle - 298 points [43-52-65-67-71 (81) (100)]
Embry-Riddle put all five scorers in the top 80 of the 280-competitor race, totaling 298 points. The Eagles' total time was 1:34:23.4, with a spread of 29 seconds between the Blue and Gold's top five finishers.

The Eagles
Ariana Anderson was the top Eagle finisher on Friday, posting the best 5K time of any Eagle this season with an 18:35.7, 15 seconds better than her previous season-best time. Anderson finished 48th overall, followed by Mackenzie Keller in 58th. The true freshman ran an 18:47.2, also a PR, while Kelly Steffens (73rd - 18:57.5) shattered her career-best time by 26 seconds. Rounding out the ERAU scorers were Anna Miller (18:58.5) and Caroline Harris (19:04.7) in 75th and 79th position, respectively. For Harris, her Friday time was more than 41 seconds better than her previous top time.

Ravyn Edge (19:15.3) shaved nearly a full minute off her career PR, as did Maylyn Wallace (19:45.8) as the two acted as ERAU displacers.

• Tara Gilligan (137th - 19:54.2) - PR
• Alaina Rider (171st - 20:28.1) - PR
• Brianna Grotzinger (190th - 21:01.9)
• Abby Valley (206th - 21:31.5)
• Morgan Dudley (233rd - 22:17.9)
• Sydney Cash (239th - 22:37.0) - PR

In total, eight Eagles set PRs on Friday morning.

Next Up
The Eagles have time to rest and recover over the next few weeks before trekking to Huntsville, Alabama for the UAH Invitational on Oct. 22 at John Hunt Park.

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The 2022 Embry-Riddle Women's Cross Country season is presented by Radiology Associates.