LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's cross country team returned to action Saturday morning by taking fourth out of 22 teams at the Lock Haven University Invitational. Grove City finished as the top NCAA Division III team at the event with 150 team points. Division II Northwood won the event with 120 points while Division II members Slippery Rock (123) and Bloomsburg (146) placed second and third, respectively.

Senior Cayla Lawrence (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) posted Grove City's top finish as she took eighth place overall with a time of 21 minutes, 55.4 seconds on the six-kilometer course. Freshman Josie Jones (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) joined Lawrence in the top 10 as she placed 10th in a time of 22:09.9.

Junior Rebekah Burger (San Diego, Calif./Cambridge) earned 26th place in 22:51.9 while classmate Julianna Lindberg (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) finished 31st with a 23:04.6 clocking.

Sophomore Erika Doolittle (Clarington, Pa./Brookville) crossed in 97th place (24:21.3). Junior Sarah Sabella (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) earned 107th in a time of 24:32.5 while freshman Lily Harrington (Fort Belvoir, Va./Spire) placed 113th in a time of 24:41.5.

Junior Abigail Nelson (Cheverly, Md.) rounded out the eight-woman lineup by placing 125th in a time of 25:05.3.

Saturday's race featured 183 women. Claire Anderson won the event in 21:08.4. Bloomsburg's Olivia Magagna finished second overall and first among collegiate runners with a time of 21:25.7.

The Wolverines will compete in Lehigh University's Paul Short Invitational next Friday, October 2.