TAMPA, Fla. – Sophomore Julia Svartstrom led a group of four Moccasins as the Florida Southern women's cross country team sent a small contingent to the USF Invite Friday evening. Svartstrom was the first Moc to cross the finish line as she took 43^rd overall in the event.
 
Svarstrom stopped the clock at 21:16.6 over the 5K course. Freshman Caitlin Beery was the next to finish for FSC as she completed the distance in 21:45.8 to take 54^th. Sophomore Emily Opalinski finished just 15 seconds later at 22:00.8 to earn 66^th place. The final FSC competitor was sophomore Chloe Hacker who placed 73^rd overall with a time of 22:26.0.
 
NCAA Division I member Stetson took home the team championship with 44 total points followed by Florida Gulf Coast (57) and Florida Atlantic (57). Due to only sending four runners to the event the Moccasins did not register a team score.
 
The Mocs will be back in action Saturday, Oct. 22 as they travel to the UAH Charger Invite in Huntsville, Ala.