09/03/2005
Led by junior Jennifer Emo’s eighth place finish, the Rhodes women’s cross country team took second out of nineteen competing teams in the University of the South Invitational at the Sewanee golf course. Emory University won the meet with 49 points, ahead of Rhodes (69). Jacksonville State (124), North Alabama (128), and Centre (129) rounded out the top five teams. A total of 143 runners finished the race. North Alabama’s Emry McKay won the race handily with a strong time of 18:18.
Emo covered the rolling five-kilometer course in 19:42, while teammate Lizzie Phillips joined her in the meet’s top ten. Phillips placed 10th in 19:50, her best time on the Sewanee course. Rhodes next three runners finished in consecutively in 16th, 17th, and 18th places. Courtney Cockerell used a strong finish to place 16th in 20:19. Sara LaPlante cut 73 seconds from her Sewanee time last year as she placed 17th in 20:27. Team captain May King closed out the Lynx scoring by cross the line in 20:31 for 18th place. Jessye Bobinis and Rachel Simpson rounded out Rhodes’ top seven, as they placed 34th and 42nd.
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