GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Three Top 10 individual finishes from the University of St. Francis women's cross country team helped the No. 5-ranked Fighting Saints in earning a third place finish out of 20 teams in the maroon division at the Aquinas College (Mich.) NAIA Great Lakes Challenge on Saturday morning.  The meet featured 14 teams either ranked or receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches' Poll.

NAIA No. 2 College of Idaho claimed bragging rights with its 48-point total.  The Coyotes were followed by No. 4 Cornerstone University (Mich.) (87).  USF totaled 93 points, which topped No. 6 Grace College's (Ind.) by 55 points.

Carmen Solis finished third overall in a field of 185 runners.  She completed the 5K course in 17:44.7, just 15.7 seconds off the top time.  That went to Taylor University's (Ind.) Jaynie Halterman at 17:29.0.

Dyannara Franco and Savannah Richmond also placed among the top 10 runners for the Saints at No. 6 and No. 8, respectively.  Franco finished with a time of 18:03.7, while Richmond crossed the finish line at 18:08.7.  The rest of USF's scoring came from Evita Martinez (27th, 18:23.9) and Aaralyn Martinez (49th, 18:43.0).

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The Saints will stay at home to compete in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Channahon Community Park.

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