The Rhodes College women's cross country team placed second at the Rhodes XC Invitational on Saturday, September 19, at Shelby Farms Cross Country Course in Memphis, Tenn. The Lynx finished with 55 points, trailing only Memphis, while Little Rock placed third with 68 points.

Elena Gentry led Rhodes with a first-place finish, completing the 5-kilometer race in 18:36.0. Riley Imbornone followed in tenth for the Lynx at 20:14.4, while Anna Cantrell placed eleventh at 20:20.1. Emmaline Ritter, Paloma Groves, Eliza Landon, Ali Di Lenardo round out places 16-19. 

Jane Dunlap , Mary Mestas, Anna Daso, and Ella Snivley all placed in the top 50 to finish the scoring for the Lynx.

Rhodes placed five runners inside the top five and had nine finishers inside the top 20, helping the Lynx secure second place in the team standings.

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Rhodes returns to competition on October 3 at the Mountain Goat Open in Sewanee, TN.