LAKELAND, Fla. – Lynn women's cross country secured a third-place team finish at the 26th FLRunners.com Invitational on Friday morning with a score of 78. The Fighting Knights landed two top-five finishes and placed five runners inside the top 35 of the 6-kilometer race, led by sophomores Jessica Lombardo and Annabelle Daley.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lombardo paced the Fighting Knights with a runner-up finish, clocking 23:22.09 at a 6:15 mile pace to set a new personal best by more than 20 seconds
- Daley followed close behind, placing fourth overall in 23:59.64 to notch a personal record of her own, improving by more than a full minute
- Junior Skyler Gillett grabbed a top-20 result, clocking 25:39.68 for 18th place
- Junior Mia Gagliardi contributed with a 30th-place finish in 27:07.28
- Senior Brooke Bond rounded out Lynn's top five, placing 34th in 27:18.32
- Freshman Rosemary Selke closed the effort with a 40th-place mark of 28:33.55
 
TEAM FINISHES:
1. Florida Southern (32)
2. Nova Southeastern (67)
3. Lynn (78)
4. Palm Beach Atlantic (85)
5. Eckerd (123)
6. Florida National (156)
 
UP NEXT:
The Lynn women's cross country team will return to Lakeland later this month for the Sunshine State Conference Championship on Saturday, Oct. 25, with the women's event set to begin at 7:45 am.