Women's Cross Country Competes at FSU Invitational

Friday, October 2

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:30 AM

Florida Atlantic

FSU Invitational

10/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's XC/Track & Field

Oct. 2, 2015

Tallahassee, Fla. -

Final Results

The Florida Atlantic University women's cross country team competed in the FSU Invitational on Friday morning for the first time since 2008, the Owls finished in fifth out of nine Division I teams.

Sophomore Liz Wellman was FAU's top finisher in the 5k, coming in 15th with a final time of 19:01.20. The young freshman Bethany Hardcastle followed right behind the sophomore, coming in 17th with a time of 19:03.90. Following her teammates Clare Brinkman finished close behind in 19th place with a time of 19:09.90.

Kia Heller-Spencer placed 31st with a time of 19:33.30, and in trailing Kia was the sophomore Christina Schultz finishing the race in 32nd. The other FAU competitors who rounded out the group Carydaliz Fontanez, Jasmine Van Tine, Sophia Clark, Molly Bryan finishing in 35th, 53rd, 58th, and 60th.

"All around it was a very tough course, a lot harder than we expected. It affected us a little as seen in our times. We thought we were going to be a little faster on both sides, but overall we did a good job. We will continue to build and get better." Said Coach Alex Smolka

"On the women's side we were really happy to see the small gap between number one and five runners, being able to beat some good teams and being close to UCF was good for us. I am very happy for Carydaliz as she was able to finish in under 20 minutes for the first time."

The Owls will travel to Orlando, Fla. to compete in the Disney Cross Country Invite on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 a.m. For more information or to view the full cross country schedule, please visit FAUsports.com.