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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Union University women's cross country team opened the 2019 season with a seventh place finish at the Rhodes College Invitational at Shelby Farms. The even featured 21 teams and 182 individual finishers. 

Union was seventh in a team time of 1:54:41. Tulsa won the event with a time of 1:47:51. Cincinnati was second, Memphis third, Arkansas State fourth, Centre fifth, Emory sixth, Mississippi College eighth, Rhodes ninth, and Kentucky Wesleyan 10th. Fellow GSC foe Christian Brothers finished 12th. 

Freshman Chloe Veilleux was Union's top individual in 28th place with a time of 22:28. Tulsa's Caitlin Klopfer won the event with a time of 21:63. 

Other Union finishers included Abigail Bergquist in 30th place (22:32), Jackline Ruto 47th (22:59), Valarie Jemutai 48th (23:00), Rebecca Tankersley 59th (23:38), Anna Tankersley 62nd (23:49), Amanda Leatherwood 93rd (24:46), Gabbie Stevens 100th (25:00), Tessa Kaltenbach 106th (25:14), and MaryKate Leatherwood 155th (28:45). 

Up next for Union is the Alabama Huntsville Invitational in Huntsville, Alabama September 28. 

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