The Aurora University Women's cross country team placed third at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational hosted by Augustana College. They scored 74 points. University of Chicago and Wheaton College finished ahead of the Spartans, scoring 25 and 71 points, respectively.

Aurora's superb finish was achieved by placing three runners in the first 15 places of the race. The rest of their pack was not far behind, which solidified their third place standing.

N'Dya Fields was Aurora's top finisher in eighth place with a strong time of 23:56.2.

Emma Jasutis ran a fantastic race to finish next for the Spartans, running 24:04.0 to finish 12th. That time was a lifetime personal best for Jasutis.

Third across the line for the team was Mika Fields, who finished just behind Jasutis in 24:17.2, good for 14th place.

Alex Gonzalez then crossed for the Spartans in 25:09.1, followed by Mallory Arroyo in 25:29.9.

Mia Luna and Anna Green rounded out the Spartan seven, running 25:34.3 and 26:29.4, respectively.

The next race for the Spartans comes on October 17th as they compete in the Pink Classic. The meet is hosted by Bradley University at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, IL.

Full results can be found here.