The Yellow Jacket hosted the first women's cross country meet in the short history of the program Wednesday and came away with a third place finish just five points behind Bluefield State for second.
     The University of Charleston took the top three individual spots in the 5 kilometer race on its way to winning the event.
     Salem International was fourth.
     DeYahnna Styles took eighth and Rachel Ward ninth to lead WVSU, which actually ran a slightly better cumulative time than Bluefield (2:03.204 - 2:03.486).
     Laura Szorenyi, Brianna Hawkins, and Amiea Summers all scored for the Jackets.
    The squad completes its season in the Mountain East Conference championship meet on Saturday, October 24, in Bridgeport.