DANVILLE, Ala. – An Impressive all-around day for UWF women's cross country at the Firehawk Invitational was highlighted by a record-breaking race by freshman Elyse Carmichael. 
 
The Pensacola native set the women's 6K school record, running a 22:03.22, breaking the previous record of 22:10 set by current runner Ava Baldauf at NCAA Regionals in 2023.
 
Carmichael finished second out of 120 runners, and just three seconds behind first place. She was one of five finishers in the top 20, as the Argos' team average for the women's 6K was a 22:47. The Argos also finished ahead of fellow Gulf South Conference team West Alabama, and was the top DII finisher at the event. 
 
"It was our first 6k of season and we wanted to set tone of 6K's moving forward the rest of the season. I encouraged being aggressive, we set lots of personal records today," head coach Caleb Carmichael said. 
 
"Elyse getting the school record was big and we are excited for the future, and we can do the rest of the season." 
 
Jessica Chappell and Chloe Rook placed fourth and fifth overall, running 6K times of 22:17.85 and 22:37.55 respectively. Sydney Orth placed 19^th, running a personal record with a 23:23 time and improving her last 6K time by a 1:23. Newcomer Madison Sims finished just behind her at 20^th to secure the Argos' second place team finish, running a 23:33 in her first 6K.
 
Kristen Bouington placed 24^th and ran another PR for the team, shaving almost a minute off her best 6K with a 24:11.42 finish. Sierra Howard also ran a PR, beating her best by three seconds with a 24:15.37 time to place 26^th. 
 
Gwen Shamel finished 44^th overall with a 25:19.96 time. Olivia Noack was close behind her at 45^th with a 25:33.36 finish. 
 
Julia Alvarez Drago finished 59^th running a 26:39.90. Ambrea Hobbs finished 69^th overall with a 27:28.80 time.
 
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The Argos head to another challenging meet as they get set for the Florida State Invitational next Friday. For news updates, meet results, rosters, bios, schedules, and more, visit GoArgos.com or follow @UWFXC on X, Instagram, and Facebook.