AVE MARIA, Fla. – The Eckerd women's cross country team captured first place at the Ave Maria Invitational on Friday, led by a pair of top-10 finishes from Nathalia Mallo and Abigail McHugh.
The Tritons topped the eight-team field with 48 points, narrowly edging Southeastern (51) by three points. The team also finished ahead of both SSC schools that participated. Mallo paced Eckerd with a fourth-place finish, completing the 6K course in 23:44.60. McHugh followed closely behind in sixth place with a time of 24:16.40.
Eckerd placed four runners among the top 12 finishers, as Anna Koney crossed the line in 11th place with a time of 24:50.30, followed by Alessandra Gardner in 12th at 24:56.70.
Isabela Bermann rounded out the Tritons' scoring five with a 20th-place finish in 25:31.34.
Abigail Davidson finished 39th with a time of 27:52.40, while Amanda Miller placed 49th in 29:08.90. Tatum Thursby (33:44.20) and Jamison Hopewell (33:46.30) also competed for Eckerd.
The team will be back in action October 16 for the Ed Holloway Classic.
