Salisbury, N.C. – The first race of the 2022 season is in the books for the North Greenville women who placed sixth at the Fleet Feet invitational on Saturday morning. 
 
North Greenville finished with a team time of 1:47:19. Avery Shoppe paced North Greenville with a time of 20:33 and finished 21^st overall. Juliana Gonzalez clocked in with a time of 20:51 in her first race as a Crusader, finishing 24^th. 
 
Zoie Justice finished 33^rd with a time of 21:48 while Paris Alsup crossed in 21:59. Riley Nicholson claimed a top-50 finish with a time of 22:06 which finished her in 38^th. Rebekah Haddad finished with a time of 22:30, Brianna Miller clocked in at 22:38 and Emma Bright broke the tape at 22:41. 
 
"I was really pleased with how our first race of the season went. We had a race plan for the first part of the race, and our team executed that race plan pretty well. We knew that we were going to be racing against some really good competition today…some of the top teams in our region were there. We ended up finishing top 5 for DII Southeast Region teams at today's race, and we were the top team from the Conference Carolinas on both the men's and women's side. I was really proud of how our team ran today. I think it was a good start to our season, and I look forward to seeing how we perform throughout the rest of the season…particularly when we get on some faster courses. This team has trained extremely hard all summer, and I believe they were able to see the fruit of their labor today. Time to get back to the grind and get ready for our next race in a couple of weeks."
 
Next up 
North Greenville travels to Spartanburg for the Converse Invitational.