GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 22) - The FAMU Women's Cross Country team continued to gear up for another run at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title here Saturday, running in the Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational, hosted by the University of Florida on the Mark Bostic Golf Course.

FAMU finished fourth overall with an averaged time of 18:04.14. Host Florida (17:20.22) finished first overall, followed by North Florida and Florida State.

Dr. Darlene Moore's group placed two runners in the Top Ten, Emmax Kiplagat (17:12.74), in fifth, and Shalet Mitei (17:24.98), in eighth.

Other members of the Rattler Women's contingent Saturday included Mercy Rotich (18:15.68), Nancy Murgor (18:20.78), Sharon Kibiwott (19:06.50) and Fridah Limo (19:18.52).