Full Results

CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The University of Dayton women's cross country team controlled every aspect of the meet on Saturday as the Flyers took first place at the Friendship Invitational.

Dayton had nine runners finish in the top 11 including the top four spots. Overall, the Flyers finished with 16 points and an average time of 22:40.03 in the 6K event.

Tiffin trailed the Flyers in second place with 94 points, followed by Cleveland State, Wright State, and the Cumberlands.

Leading the way for Dayton were senior Lizzie Gleason (22:15.57), senior Nicole Cargill (22:22.92), junior Kate Ollier (22:38.27), and junior Nicole Armstrong (22:52.10). Those four finished in the top four spots on the day.  Close behind the first pack were sophomore Mickey Ludlow (23:10.79) in 7th, junior Mary List (23:16.30) in 8th, sophomore Olivia Albers (23:16.54) in 9th, junior Lauren Clark (23:17.44) in 10th, and junior Megan Collins (23:25.54) in 11th. Freshman Kathleen Keene finished 13th (23:38.72) while Bridget McElhenny finished 26th (24:30.08).

Head coach Sarah Haveman was proud of her team's performance on Saturday.

"We had a solid day today," Haveman stated. "The goal was to put a solid effort out on a championship course and that's what the women did. This meet will help propel us into the key part of the season."

The Flyers will have some time off before returning to E. King Course in Cedarville for the All-Ohio Championships on Oct. 4.