Women's cross country team preparing for new season

The Eastern Florida State College women's cross country team is preparing for a new season looking to build on last season's success.

The women's cross country team has three runners returning from last season's team that finished second in the Region 8 Division I Cross Country Championships and advanced to the national tournament for the third straight season.

Rori Pandolfini finished fifth in the Region 8 meet last season and is back this season along with Abigail Derisme and Maddison Lusk.

The team will have three regular season meets this season beginning September 12 with the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama. They will run in the Pre-Region Meet in Tallahassee on September 26 before wrapping up the regular season in the Florida Gulf Coast Meet in Fort Myers on October 10.

The Region 8 Meet will be October 24 in Tallahassee. The top teams will advance to the NJCAA Division II National Championships in Iowa on November 8.