Results

The Emory University women's cross country program, ranked 34^th nationally in Division III, produced yet another solid effort on Saturday as it finished second out of 12 teams at the 5^th Annual Jacksonville State University Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama.

The Eagles finished the race with 45 points, second only to host Jacksonville State University, who claimed the top spot with 38 points.  West Alabama took home third place (88 pts.) while the University of Montevallo (107 pts.) and Huntingdon College (158) rounded out the top five.

For the third straight competition, senior Natalie Fenn paced the Emory pack with a 5k time of 19:41.00, good for seventh place in the 98-runner field.  Fenn’s effort highlighted a strong team performance that saw the Eagles nail down four of the top 10 and eight of the top 14 finishes.  Sophomore Calley Edwards crossed the finish line in the No. 8 spot at 19:41.36 while classmate Melanie Frank was right behind Edwards with a showing of 19:41.75, good for ninth place.  Rounding out the team’s scorers were juniors Sara Gelb (19:42.19, 10^th place) and Tess Gallegos (19:42.58, 11^th place).

Emory will split its squad next week with some participating in the Royal Cross Country Challenge on Friday (Oct. 15) in Charlotte, NC, and others venturing to the 6k UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational on Saturday.