BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (10/18/2024) -- Senior Nina Pizzo registered another big career best and senior Evie Wright joined her in the top 40 as the University of Detroit Mercy women's cross country team concluded the regular season with a strong showing at Bowling Green's Falcon Invitational on Friday.

UDM posted 237 points for seventh in its first 6k race of the season at the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course.

Pizzo took almost two minutes off her previous 6k best with a time of 22:42 for 34th overall, her fourth-straight race with a PR.

Wright just missed her career-low by seven seconds as she was 38th in 22:55.

Junior Claire Hunt was 65th in 23:46, while freshman Sofia Figueroa ran 24:02 for 75th.

Sophomore Helana Napiorkowski clocked 24:07 for 79th and freshman Kirsten Koss placed 83rd in 24:16. Sophomore Alaina Burns recorded a career-best 24:29 for 86th and sophomore Abby Fifield claimed 98th in 24:57.

The Titans will now prepare for the Horizon League Championships, which will be held in two weeks on Nov. 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.