CEDAR CITY, Utah – Senior Alliyah Molina and sophomore Carysa Marquez each earned top-10 finishes as the Fort Lewis College women's cross country team raced to third place at the SUU Color Country Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Cedar Ridge Golf Course.

The Skyhawks finished the women's 5K with 91 points, narrowly edging host Southern Utah, which placed fourth with 95. Utah Valley claimed the team title with 19 points, followed by Utah Tech with 66. Fort Lewis' five scoring runners combined for a time of 1:37:27 and an average of 19:29.

Molina led the way for Fort Lewis, crossing the line ninth overall in 18:50.0 with an average mile of 6:03.7. Marquez was right on her heels, securing the second top-10 finish for the Skyhawks with a 10th-place time of 18:59.0.

Freshman Mattie Sheehan was the third Skyhawk across the line, placing 23rd overall in 19:29.0, while sophomore Madison Graffius followed in 28th with a time of 19:53.0.

Junior Sophie Hamm rounded out the five scoring positions for Fort Lewis, finishing 34th overall in 20:16.0.

The Skyhawks continued to display depth beyond their scoring five. Freshman Ruby Romero crossed in 39th at 20:27.0, followed by sophomore Ruth Bartlett in 44th at 20:39.0. Junior Cian Davis was just behind in 45th with a time of 20:46.0, while junior Tessa Vasquez placed 47th in 20:55.0. Freshman Elaina Cisneros rounded out the Fort Lewis contingent in 52nd with a time of 21:30.0.

Utah Valley's Reagan Doman claimed the individual title in 17:46.0 as the Wolverines placed four runners inside the top eight.