Ester Zar captured the individual title to lead the Batten University women's cross country team at the Cathcart Invitational.

Zar led the field in the women's 6K, crossing the finish line in 20:23.5 to claim first place. Her performance continued a strong stretch this fall after previously winning the DIII South Region Preview in September.

Madison Coutinho was the second Marlin across the line, finishing ninth overall with a time of 21:58.0. Ella Moskowitz followed with a 12th-place finish, clocking a 22:05.3.

Abbey Peck added another strong performance for Batten, taking 22nd in 23:02.1, while Samantha Lyman rounded out the Marlins' five listed finishers in 32nd place with a time of 24:05.4.

Batten placed three runners inside the top 12 and all five inside the top 32, highlighted by Zar's individual victory.