GREENVILLE, S.C. ? The Georgia Southern cross country team finished in 12^th place at the Furman Invitational on Saturday, led by senior Abby Bloom's 39^th place finish in Greenville, S.C.

With the 39^th place finish, Bloom, the Snellville, Ga. native has now crossed the finish line first among all Eagles in every meet this season. Bloom had an average mile time of 6:22 in the 5k race for a total time of 19:46. She posted her second fastest overall time this season on Saturday, with her fastest coming two weeks ago at the Auburn Invitational.

Junior Shauntel Jennings (Stone Mountain, Ga.) was the second Georgia Southern runner to cross the finish line placing 68^th with a time of 20:27. Laura Fuller the sophomore from Cartersville, Ga. came in with a time of 21:22.

The field was consisted of 21 teams in the women's race, with Charlotte claiming the first place finish compiling a total score of 60. Stephanie Place from Tennessee Tech was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 17:50, but she was unable to break the meet record set by Carrie Tollefson of Villanova, who set the record in 1997 with a time of 16:29.

The Eagles are off for a week before heading to Cullowhee, N.C. to face off in the Southern Conference Championships on Saturday, October 27.