Phoebe Benun, a junior at Santa Monica High in California, took third in the Division 1-2 girls varsity team sweepstakes race by covering the 2.93-mile layout in 17:53 at the 75th Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational Presented by Nike in Walnut, Calif. Benun helped Santa Monica secure 11th as a team with 239 points. Benun also placed sixth Oct. 14 in the Eastern States Championships at the Manhattan Invitational, covering the 2.5-mile course at Van Cortlandt Park in New York in 14:47 to lead Santa Monica to a sixth-place finish with 163 points.