Women's cross country team places 16th at national championships

The Eastern Florida State College women's cross country team placed 16^th overall at the NJCAA Division II National Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday afternoon.

It was a cold afternoon in Iowa with snow on the ground and the Titans finished among the top 20 teams in the meet for the third time in program history.

Sophomore Rori Pandolfini finished 56^th overall in the race crossing the finish line of the 5K race in 21 minutes and 13.2 seconds.

Teammate Malinda Underwood finished in 21:59.1 and finished 90^th overall while teammate Aubrey Orcutt crossed in 22:35.9. Ember Michaels was right behind Orcutt, finishing in 22:42.1 while Maddison Lusk finished in 24:04.7. Abigail Derisme finished in 24:51.1 and Kyla Waymire crossed in 26:25.5.

Mesa Community College won the team title ahead of Paradise Valley. Paradise Valley's Arianna Mason won the individual title in 18:43.9.