Friday, September 02, 2011

BOONE, N.C. – The University of North Florida women's cross country team opened their season with a victory Friday evening, taking first place at the 12-team Covered Bridge Invitational.

“We were planning on running a little bit conservative,” Head Coach Mark VanAlstyne. “But the ladies found themselves in the lead around the mile mark and just decided to go for it.”

The Ospreys won in dominating fashion, scoring just 37 points on the day. Second-place Wake Forest tallied 74 points, while Florida State finished third with 89.

Senior Erin Nixon led the way for UNF, taking runner-up honors with a 5,000-meter time of 18:40.2, with junior Meggie Emons just a half second behind her in third place.