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SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- The Shippensburg University women's cross country team finished third with 57 team points on Friday night in the fourth annual season-opening Galen Piper Alumni Open/Cross Country Challenge.

Elizabethtown won the race with 38 team points, followed by the SU alumni squad (45 points) that was paced by race-winner Katie Spratford '13, who finished in 14:28. The team title is Elizabethtown's first in the 13-year history of the race.

Redshirt-freshman Reynah Spence was SU's top finisher, clocking in with a time of 14:52 to finish in fourth place. Freshman Casey Norton finished sixth with a time of 15:05.

The 2013 edition of SU's home meet was the first to be held at night. The course was modified to accommodate available lighting, with traditional staples such as the Fogelsonger Road loop and the run through the stream removed in favor of a large group start and a fan-friendly 1K loop that traversed through Shippensburg's recreation fields.

Shippensburg will run again next weekend at the Division II Challenge, hosted by Kutztown.

Shippensburg (3rd, 57 points)
4. Reynah Spence (14:52)
6. Casey Norton (15:06)
14. Allison Marella (15:38)
15. Natalie Eastwood (15:41)
18. Erika Huffman (15:44)
19. Margeaux Spence (15:46)
20. Jessica Collins (15:47)
29. Heather Weiss (16:04)
32. Abbey Farrell (16:16)
35. Laura Antinucci (16:21)