The Shippensburg University women's cross country team placed fifth on Saturday morning at Kutztown University's Division II Challenge, with freshman Casey Norton pacing the Raiders with a 6K time of 23:07.

Norton placed 14th, while three Raiders finished consecutively in 21st through 23rd place. Freshman Allison Marella crossed the finish line in 23:31, while junior Patty Reis was one second behind. Freshman Natalie Eastwood was one second behind Reis.

Junior Caitlin Perry was SU's No. 5 runner, finishing in 23:46.

Shippensburg will return to competition in two weeks at the Dickinson Long/Short Invite.

Shippensburg (5th, 111 pts.)

14. Casey Norton (23:07)
21. Allison Marella (23:31)
22. Patty Reis (23:32)
23. Natalie Eastwood (23:33)
31. Caitlin Perry (23:46)
55. Margeaux Spence (24:18)
64. Jessica Collins (24:30)
87. Erika Huffman (25:07)
105. Laura Antinucci (25:31)
137. Abbey Farrell (26:35)