With three runners in the top four and eight in the top 14 overall, the 11th-ranked Lee University women’s cross country team won the Trevecca Nazarene Division II Showcase meet Saturday morning in Nashville. Ten schools were included, and the 16th-ranked Lee men finished third behind No. 8 Southern Indiana and No. 20 Charleston (West Virginia) and one spot ahead of No. 10 UC-Colorado Springs. Celine Ritter won the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) race in 17 minutes and 37 seconds, and Chloe Flora and Charlee Boxall were third and fourth for the Lady Flames, who had 24 points to 35 for No. 12 Southern Indiana with UNC Pembroke third with 102. Lee’s Hannah Spooneybarger was seventh with Toni Moore ninth. In the men’s 8k, Lee was just five points out of first place with Casey Guthery seventh individually and Will Stone, Caleb Eagleson, Ben Tabor and Thomas Kelton 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th.
* Baylor School dominated the girls’ race in the McCallie Invitational cross country meet Saturday at Woodland Park Baptist Church with six finishers in the top 15. Led by runner-up Helen Webb in 20:21 for the 5k, the Lady Red Raiders totaled 38 points compared to 84 for Girls Preparatory School. Chattanooga Christian (101), Heritage (110) and Walker Valley (173) completed the top five. Baylor’s Emmy Davis and Hannah Rosser were fifth and sixth individually with Ellie Myers, Janie Pippenger and Addison Johnson 13th through 15th.
Soccer
* Devin Healy scored three goals in the first 11:08 and Riley Engels and Emma Higgins made it 5-0 by halftime as the fifth-ranked Lee University women’s soccer team opened Gulf South Conference play with a 5-0 home win Saturday night against Shorter. The Lady Flames (5-1) got assists from Engels, her sister Avery, Kelsey Yoder and Riley Henry in outshooting the Lady Hawks (0-6) 37-4 – 19-4 in shots on goal. The Lee men (5-1-1, 1-0) won 2-1 at Shorter on Jared McWhorter’s 30-yard free kick in overtime. Caden Corrao headed in a corner kick by Eemeli Makeli in the 30th minute for Lee, but Jan Gruhn tied it for Shorter (4-2, 0-1) in the 88th at the end of a half of heavy Hawks pressure.
* The Covenant soccer teams did their part for homecoming Saturday with USA South wins of 6-0 over the Methodist men and 2-0 over the Brevard women. Kyra Duble and Paige Simons scored from assists by Kailey Burrell and Addy Cronan for the Lady Scots (2-4-1, 1-0), who had margins of 23-6 in shots and 9-1 in shots on goal. For the Scots (8-0-1, 5-0), Mercer Stout scored his ninth and 10th goals of the season in the first 14 minutes, unassisted, and Austin Berry, Jake Major, Anthony Calbo and Jack Allen also scored. Parker Owen, Aaron Riggs and Calbo had assists, and Paul Lemay made four saves.