SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Led by fourth-place Stephanie Parson, the No. 3-ranked New Mexico women’s cross country team finished second to N.C. State in the elite division of Friday’s Joe Piane Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame.
N.C. State placed four runners in the top nine and dominated, scoring 38 points to UNM’s 94. Alabama inished third with 147 points.
Parson finished the five-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 18.03 seconds, exactly eight seconds behind the winner, Alabama’s Mercy Chelangat. Click here for results.
The UNM men finished last in the elite 23-team blue division with 561 points.