Freshman Sasha Neglia finished first, senior Paige Hofstad was second and six Tar Heels were among the top nine runners as the UNC women's cross country team started the season off with a win on Friday at the Virginia Invite. Racing at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va., on a rainy, chilly evening, eight Carolina competitors finished in an average time of 17:19.74, faster than the time of any runner from Virginia or Wake Forest, which rounded out the tri-meet.
The Tar Heels finished with 21 points, followed by the host Cavaliers with 38 and Wake Forest with 77.