ROCK HILL, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's cross country team placed third overall at the 40^th Winthrop/Adidas Invitational at the Winthrop Farm on Saturday morning.
 
The Spartans totaled 68 points for third place out of eight teams. Elon took home the team title with 25 points, while Catawba totaled 65 points and second place. The Southern Conference (SoCon) foe Wofford placed fourth with 91 points, while Winthrop rounded out the top five with 155 points.  
 
UNCG had two finish in the top 10, including sophomore Vicky Sosa who led the way for the Blue & Gold. Sosa finished fifth overall with a time of 18:49.6.
 
Senior Shay Soukup was the next Spartan to cross the finish line, completing the five-kilometer course in 19:09.6 taking home 10^th.
 
Senior Jenna Reiter and junior Camille Carlson finished in the top 20, placing 17^th and 19^th, respectively. Reiter clocked in a time of 19:34.5, while Carlson ran a time of 19:43.1.
 
Freshman Tenley Douglass was the last Blue & Gold to tally team points with her 25^th place finish and time of 20:23.3.
 
UP NEXT
The men's cross country team will race next on Friday, October 6 in the Royals XC Challenge hosted by Queens (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina at McAlpine Creek Park. The eight-kilometer race will begin at 5:45 p.m.