LAKELAND, Fla. – The Eckerd women's cross country team placed fourth out of 10 teams at the Ed Holloway Classic on Friday evening, led by a pair of top-11 finishes from Nathalia Mallo and Abigail McHugh.
Mallo paced the Tritons in the 6K race, finishing ninth overall with a time of 23:56.84. McHugh followed closely behind, placing 11th in 24:01.10, just over four seconds behind Mallo.
Alessandra Gardner gave Eckerd its third top-20 finisher, crossing the line in 17th place with a time of 24:20.81.
Isabela Bermann finished 29th in 25:15.12, while Anna Koney rounded out Eckerd's scoring five with a 35th-place finish in 25:35.87. Mollie Clampitt (27:01.44) and Abigail Davidson (27:07.14) followed in 52nd and 54th place, respectively. Savanna James (28:02.50), Amanda Miller (28:30.55), and Jamison Hopewell (32:53.35) also competed for the Tritons.
Eckerd totaled 92 points to finish fourth in the 10-team field, ahead of Flagler (119) and Saint Leo (140). The Tritons' top five runners combined for a time of 2:03:10, averaging 24:38 across the 6K course.
Eckerd will be back in action on the same course for the SSC Championships on November 7.
