Results

The Emory University women's cross country team closed out the 2010 season this afternoon with a 26^th-place finish out of 32 teams at the NCAA Division III Championships.  The competition was held at the Max Cross Country Course and hosted by Wartburg College (IA).

The Eagles finished with a team total of 582 points.  Taking home the team title was Middlebury with 185 points.  Washington University was runner-up with 193 points while MIT took home third place with 214 points.  UW-Eau Claire (218 pts) and Williams (230 pts.) rounded out the top five finishers.

Senior Natalie Fenn was the first Emory entry to cross the finish line, posting a 6k time of 22:20, good for 88^th place in the 279-runner field. Junior Tess Gallegos was the next Eagle to check in, registering a performance of 22:32, placing 117^th overall.  Rounding out the team’s scorers were sophomore Melanie Frank (22:56), Sara Gelb (22:59) and sophomore Calley Edwards (23:44).  The top individual runner was Wendy Pavlus of St. Lawrence with a time of 20:49.