Carli Knott led the Southeast Missouri women’s cross country team to a first place finish in the 5K Saturday in SEMO’s season-opening Redhawks Invitational at the Osage Centre. Knott, a 2019 Second-Team All-OVC performer, led SEMO with a mark of 18:04.6 for second overall at the meet as the SEMO women finished with 36 points for first in the 5K team competition.