RESULTS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – In their final regular season competition, the Lee University women's cross country team placed third out of 38 teams Saturday morning at the UAH Chargers XC Invitational. The event was the first time the team ran a 6K distance. The previous meets were completed at 5K.

University of Tampa, ranked No. 24, were the team winners with 94 points. No. 29 Catawba College was second with 105 points and No. 10 collected 110 points for third place. Rounding out the top five were Embry-Riddle (168 points) and No. 23 Cedarville University (170).

The top individual finisher in the field of 373 runners was Eleni Stemmildt of Christian Brothers University. She crossed the finish line at 20:36.6. Lee's Ava Sparks was second with a time of 20:45.5.

Sadie Wielfaert and Capucine Cureau gave Lee three runners in the top 15. Wielfaert stopped the clock at 21:15.77 for 13^th. Cureau was close behind at 21:17.12 (15^th).

Michela Papalia was the fourth Lee runner to finish the race. She recorded a time of 21:52.63 for 36^th overall. Lee's final scorer and two spacers finished in order shortly after 22 minutes elapsed. Katie Beam finished 44^th (22:05.26) with Lucy Hearn in 45^th (22:05.51) and Sofia Fregona at 46^th (22:05.70).

Lucy Guthrie posted a time of 22:16.92 for 62^nd place. Dana Espinoza settled into 67^th at 22:18.91. Abi Moore placed 85^th (22:33.85) and Tallulah Worley finished 94^th (22:40.58).

Isabel Kelley (23:00.76) and Brooklyn Brown (23:01.66) finished 132^nd and 133^rd, respectively. Riley Davis was Lee's final finisher at 265^th (24:45.52).

Lee will return to action in less than two weeks at the Gulf South Conference Championships. The 6K race is scheduled for November 6 at The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee.