Austin, Texas - Trinity's women's JV cross country team earned a second-place finish at the Concordia University Invitational on Friday evening.

Texas Lutheran won the team title of the 5k race with 45 points at Northeast Metro Park. The Tigers placed ahead of host Concordia (80), Southwestern (83), and Northwood (104).

Five Tiger runners finished in the top-20 of the individual competition. Leading the Trinity group was Autumn Kervella, who clocked in at 19:26.24 for a ninth-place finish.

Mariana Sigala (19:54.21) was 13th, and Jessie Dean (20:00.6) crossed the finish line in 15th place. Natalie Belew (20:20.79) came in at No. 17, while Marcella Reyes (20:24.07) was 18th.

Unattached runner Brenda Felipe (17:36.92) won the race, and Lilly Duarte (18:13.15) of Southwestern was runner-up.

Some members of the women's cross country team will compete Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational at Winneconne, Wisconsin.

Trinity's women, ranked No. 9 in the nation, are fresh off a team victory Oct. 5 at the Hanover DIII Pre-Nationals at Hanover, Indiana.