SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken women's cross country team placed 12
th at the Upstate Invite Saturday.
Head coach
Lauren Etheridge's team was led by
Sophie King, who took 65
th place. King finished the 5k course in 23:37.5.
Multi-sport student-athletes
Courtney Strauss and
Teresa Franco Dias also had solid performances. The dyad finished back-to-back. Strauss raced across the line in 26:02.3 while Franco Dias was just behind her, completing the race in 26:04.1.
Rebecca Prine,
Iree Simon and
Kendra Zavala completed the race and rounded out the scoring for USC Aiken.
The Pacers return to action Saturday, Oct. 19, when they compete in the Sand Shark Invitational.