Results
MELBOURNE, Florida - The Embry-Riddle women's cross country team opened the 2022 season emphatically on Saturday morning at the Eastern Florida State Fall Classic, placing 10 runners in the top-20, including individual champion Anna Miller, to claim their first team title in a meet since 2019. The Eagles' top-three runners finished more than 25 seconds in front of the next closest opponent, and the Blue and Gold enjoyed a 13-point victory over Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Southern for the team crown.

Embry-Riddle - 21 points [1-2-3-6-9 (12) (13)]
Head Coach Mike Rosolino's squad showed its' depth at Wickham Park, putting all five scorers in the top-nine, and 13 runners in the top-36 of the 78-athlete race. The Eagles' 21 points were 13 in the clear of FSC's 34, with the Blue and Gold's total time of 1:35.44 more than two minutes faster than the Mocs. 

The Eagles
Miller became the first Eagle since 2018 (Sarah Edens - NCAA II South Region Championship) to claim an individual title for Embry-Riddle. Miller ran an 18:43.5, her second-fastest 5K time ever, beating out new teammates Ariana Anderson (18:50.5) and Mackenzie Keller (18:52.1) who finished second and third, respectively.

Kelly Steffens (19:32.4 - 6th), Caroline Harris (19:45.3 - 9th), and Kendall Mathis (19:58.0 - 12th) were the other Eagle scorers, while Ravyn Edge (20:09.5 - 13th) and Maylyn Wallace (20:31.0 - 15th) acting as displacers.

• Tara Gilligan (20:41.3 - 17th)
• Brianna Grotzinger (20:43.8 - 18th)
• Alaina Rider (20:58.7 - 21st)
• Abby Valley (21:36.8 - 30th)
• Triniti Joy (22:52.6 - 36th)
• Sydney Cash (24:26.6 - 53rd)

For Keller, Harris, Mathis, Wallace, Joy, and Cash, Saturday marked their first-ever collegiate cross country race.

Next Up
ERAU is set to host the annual Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic next Saturday, Sept. 17 in Daytona Beach.

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