Junior Tess Gallegos helped the Emory women’s cross country team to a first-place finish out of 10 teams at the Sewanee Invitational (Sept. 4).  Gallegos topped the 104-runner field with a 6k time 22:15.6, six seconds ahead of runner-up Taylor Stephens of Rhodes College. 

Gallegos spearheaded an Eagles’ effort that saw the team claim five of the top 10 individual finishers.  Emory, ranked 35^th nationally, recorded 25 points at the Invitational while Rhodes, ranked 30^th on the national scene,  finished second with 33 points.