Results
SAINT LEO, Florida - A week after finishing fifth overall at the Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic, the ERAU women's cross country team responded with a resounding victory at the Saint Leo Abbey Invitational, blowing away three other Sunshine State Conference opponents en route to the team title, their second of the 2022 season.

Embry-Riddle - 34 points [2-5-7-8-12 (14) (17)]
ERAU put five runners in the top 12, and eight total in the top 20 to beat Tampa (67), Saint Leo (97), Ave Maria (97) and Pasco-Hernando State (120). Florida Southern (142) rounded out the SSC participants in the 5K event. ERAU's total time of 1:38:02 was nearly four minutes better than UT's, and the Eagle spread was 1:12.20.

The Eagles
Mackenzie Keller had the best individual finish thus far in her collegiate career, placing second overall as the meet runner-up in a time of 18:54.13, leading the Eagle contingent. Ariana Anderson finished in the top six for the third straight race, placing fifth overall in 19:05.27, while Anna Miller (19:20.44) and Kelly Steffens (19:34.89) went sixth and seventh, respectively.

Caroline Harris (20:06.32) rounded out ERAU's scorers, placing 12th, with Alaina Rider (20:28.74) and Abby Valley (20:40.90) acting as displacers in 14th and 17th overall.

• Tara Gilligan (18th - 20:41.37)
• Maylyn Wallace (28th - 21:26.02)
• Brianna Grotzinger (31st - 21:34.52)
• Triniti Joy (57th - 23:34.84)
• Sydney Cash (73rd - 24:44.96)

Next Up
The Eagles will have next weekend off from competition before heading to Tallahassee for the FSU Invitational on Oct. 7.

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