The Navy women’s cross country team (5-1) will host its annual Salty Dog Invitational on Saturday at the United States Naval Academy Golf Course. The race will begin at 8:30 a.m.

The Navy women’s cross country team was selected to finish second in the 2016 Patriot League Preseason poll, which was announced by the league office on Wednesday.

Navy women’s cross country junior Allison Parks (Lisbon, Ohio) placed sixth out of 90 runners to help lead Navy to a 5-1 record at the Mount St. Mary Duals on Friday.

The Navy women's cross country team will begin its 2016 slate at the Mount St. Mary's Duals on Friday at 1 p.m. The Mids return two All-Patriot League runners and six letterwinners.

The Navy women’s cross country team recorded 15 athletes on the Patriot League Fall Academic Honor Roll, which was announced by the league office on Tuesday. Senior captain Morgan O’Connor (Sammamish, Wash.) highlighted Navy’s honoree...