ATTLEBORO, Mass. — The Boston University women's cross country team took second of four teams in the 4K race at the Providence Friar Invite, collecting 46 points.
 
The Terriers trailed only Providence, who posted 20 points.
 
Junior Abby Waddington's 14:43.06 was good for fifth place as she was the first Terrier across the finish line. Junior Molly Kiley finished seventh with a 14:54.30 mark. She was followed by classmate Abi Hahn, who posted a 15:05.07 time to take 10^th. Junior Merem Gabriel-Rodriguez was next to cross the line, finishing 11^th in 15:08.85, and freshman Kayla Kerr was the fifth finisher for BU, taking 14^th with a 15:12.70 mark.
 
The men's team finished third of six teams with 59 points. That score tied the team with Dartmouth, but the Big Green had the advantage at the sixth and seventh spots. Both teams trailed Northeastern, who won the meet with 58 points.
 
BU was led by sophomore Dan Hruska, who paced the 6K field with a time of 18:20.20 to pick up an individual win. He was followed by senior Tucker Bowerfind, who took fourth with an 18:29.90 mark. Senior Moritz Ebbeskotte picked up 16^th place with an 18:55.54 time. Rounding out the top five were freshmen Will Tempest (17^th) and Justin Ruiz (21^st), who finished in 18:57.58 and 19:09.63, respectively.
 
Both the men and women will be back in action again on Saturday, Sept. 20 as they compete at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.