OXFORD, Ala. – For the second straight meet, senior Ariel Boyd-Ghani (Morrow, Ga.) was the top finisher for Clayton State women's cross country as they placed 12-of-19 at the 13^th Annual JSU Foothills Invitational on Saturday, September 29.
 
Boyd-Ghani came in 42-of-163 with a time of 20:43.70 and was followed by sophomore Na'ilah Allen (McDonough, Ga.) in 62^nd (21:37.60). Senior Lynnet Kosgei (Eldoret, Kenya) followed in 71^st at 21:45.50 with senior Carla Catala Martin (Barcelona, Spain) at 93^rd (22:54.50). Freshman Stephanie Escobar (Forest Park, Ga.) rounded things out in 96^th with a time of 23:19.40.
 
As a team the Lakers finished with 292 points and was the seventh highest finishing non-Division I program. Division III Emory (56) led that group while Samford (22) led the Division I contingent.
 
Clayton State will now be off until Friday, October 12 when they head to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Royals XC Challenge. That 5k race is slated for a 4 p.m. start.
 
NOTES
Boyd-Ghani led the program for the second straight meet following a 16-of-79 finish at the Jaguar Cross Country Invitational on September 22.
 
Clayton State Finishers at 13^th Annual JSU Foothills Invitational
Ariel Boyd-Ghani – 42-of-163 (20:43.70)
Na'ilah Allen – 62-of-163 (21:37.60)
Lynnet Kosgei – 71-of-163 (21:45.50)
Carla Catala Martin – 93-of-163 (22:54.50)
Stephanie Escobar – 96-of-163 (23:19.40)