Each year, USC Aiken Athletics highlights the top moment of each program. Instead of the traditional countdown to No. 1, this season PacerSports.com will feature the top moment in each program in random order.

The women's cross country team had a one-year hiatus before head coach Lauren Etheridge took charge of the program. At the helm, Etheridge's team picked up three top-five finishes on the year. However, it was the meet on Monday, Oct. 14, that will be remembered for Etheridge and her squad.

The USC Aiken Invitational was held on Oct. 14. There, Etheridge picked up her first career coaching victory while Sophie King registered her first career individual win.

Original Story & Results 

AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken women's cross country team posted a victory at the USC Aiken Invitational Monday afternoon.

Head coach Lauren Etheridge's team was led by Sophie King, who won the race by claiming a time of 23:49.35.

Teresa Franco Dias registered a fourth-place finish after crossing the line in 26:07.74. Courtney Strauss garnered a fifth-place effort after completing the race in 27:46.15.

Kendra Zavala and Iree Simon tallied top-10 efforts. Zavala was eighth in 33:45.06 while Simon took ninth in 35:40.63.

Rebecca Prine narrowly missed a top-10 place, taking 11^th.

USC Aiken won the meet with 27 points while Paine finished second with 28 points. 

The Pacers return to action Saturday when they wrap up the regular season at the Sand Shark Invitational, which is hosted by USC Beaufort.

Photo Gallery (Michael Kuras - Pacer Times)

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