Grace Forbes (pictured) cruised to victory and the Owl men captured the team competition as the Rice Invitational kicked off the cross-country season Friday.
Forbes' individual victory led the Rice women to a second-place finish as a team. She finished in 13 minutes, 21.90 seconds, almost 34 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. Fellow Owls Caitlin Wosika (fourth) and Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi (ninth) also finished in the top 10.
The Rice men were paced by top 10 runs from Travis Dowd (sixth), Hociel Landa (eighth) and Alex Topini (ninth).
(Photos by Tommy LaVergne)
