UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Competing in the prestigious Penn State National Open, Loyola University Maryland junior Kayleigh Caggiano led the Greyhounds women's cross country team by finishing 177^th in a meet that included 28 teams and 289 runners on Friday morning.

Caggiano covered the 6,000-meter Blue-White course in a time of 22:54 to lead the Greyhounds. It marked the second consecutive meet that she led Loyola.

Senior Christina Daniels followed closely behind as she placed 182^nd with a time of 23:03. Sophomore Tara Ryan ran the race in a time of 23:34, finishing 189^th in the field.

Freshman Grayce Heinemann took 192^nd place with a time of 23:42 while junior Audrey O'Neill earned a 193^rd place finish with a time of 23:43. Senior Mary Sutton finished in 195^th place with a time of 24:10, edging out junior Kelly Williamson, who took 196^th place with a time of 24:33.

The host Nittany Lions, ranked 19^th in the nation coming into the meet, won the championship with 62 points as freshman Julia Paternain won individual honors.

Michigan State, ranked 14^th in the nation, was runner-up and Georgia Tech, ranked 26^th, was third. 26^th-ranked Utah and 27^th-ranked Princeton were also among the 28 teams that competed in the meet.

Loyola's men's team, which did not compete at the Penn State Meet, and other members of the women's program will participate in the Lafayette Invitational on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m.

Both the men's and women's teams will return to action on October 27 when they compete in the Patriot League Meet at Bucknell University.