Track & Field/XC | 10/1/2016 5:19:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Ashton Lord and Rebecca Parker each finished in the top-20 to lead the Georgia Southern cross country team to a third-place finish in the Red Division at the Foothills Invitational Saturday.

QUOTABLES
Coach Kelly Carter:
"This week is just another example of the great strides that our young ladies are making towards their goals. They put they're all on the line for the team."

Cross Country Coach Franz Holmes:
"Overall, I'm really pleased with how we did today both individually and as a team. It's really exciting to be able to watch them go out and run their personal bests and break down barriers.  Knowing that we are on our way to our goals and where we want to be at the end of this month is a great feeling, but there's still work that needs to be done in preparation for the Sun Belt Conference meet."

Red Division Team Results (D-I)
1 Georgia Tech - 1:32:02    
2 Chattanooga - 1:32:40
3 Georgia Southern - 1:35:44
4 Mercer - 1:37:23
5 Troy - 1:37:27
6 Jacksonville St. - 1:38:58
7 Austin Peay – 1:44.35

Individual Results
12 Lord, Ashton - 18:30.3
20 Parker, Rebecca - 18:45.4
27 Loza, Bianca    SR-4 - 18:54.8
37 Montgomery, Ellunde     - 19:15.1
77 Mullican, Erin - 20:18.4
81 Rocker, Kaitlin - 20:30.6
85 Sloane, Jillian     - 20:39.1
93 Omari, Sakinah - 20:54.7

Next Up
The Eagles compete at the Disney Cross Country Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Oct. 8.
 
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