SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The University of North Georgia (UNG) women's cross country team wrapped up its regular season with a 19th place finish at the USC Upstate Invitational on Saturday morning. 

In a 36-team field featuring 21 NCAA Division I programs and 309 runners, the Nighthawks totaled 559 points across their top-seven finishers in the women's 5k. Duke came out on top as the winner of the race, while Mercer finished as the runner up. 

Allie Wardle led the way for UNG with a time of 18:44.8 and a 62nd place finish. Tessie Braman followed Wardle in 130th at 19:45.1. 

Aubrey Dishman clocked in at 149th with a 19:58.9 finish, while Harleigh Smith placed 155th with a time 20:03.2. 

Alex Allen crossed the finish line at 20:15.2 in 167th. Maggie Welp ran a time of 21:13.4 in 218th, and Natalie Long finished her race just two seconds behind Welp at 21:15.4 in 221st. 

Katie Harper posted a time of 21:24.7 in 225th place, and Abby Tillman rounded out the race for North Georgia at 21:42.4 in 233rd. 

With the regular season in the books, the Nighthawks will be back in action at the Peach Belt Conference Championship on Saturday, Nov. 7 in Macon, Ga.