Cross Country Wraps up Meet in Tallahassee

Oct. 7, 2016

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's cross country teams raced in Friday's Florida State Invitational in their next-to-last prep for the postseason.

Men's Notables:

The men placed third among the DI teams, behind only the hosts and USF
Conor Fitzgerald was the top finisher of the day, in 15th place in the 8K at a time of 27:32
Also finishing in the top 20 was Jonathan Werble, running a 28:04 to place 20th
The next three men were John Marting (22nd, 28:06), Ross Rabalais (24th, 28:15) and Lachlan Shiver (29th, 28:59)

Women's Notables:

The first to cross the line for the women was Chloe Sell, 18th in 18:50
Christina Schultz finished 22nd, with her time of 19:03 just six-tenths behind the runners in 20th and 21st
Liz Wellman was 25th (19:07) and Bethany Hardcastle 28th (19:18)

Quotable:

"We had some nice individual results; some new personal bests and a number of season bests," said Head Coach Alex Smolka. "As a team, we still have our best races ahead of us. The men had a good race. Finishing third as a team is a good confidence booster going into the last third of our season."

What's Next:

The two squads have just one more meet before the postseason begins. Next Friday, they head to Tampa for the 2016 USF Invitational. More information about the meet can be found in the upcoming days here on FAUSports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Conor Fitzgerald

Bethany Hardcastle

John Marting

Ross Rabalais

Christina Schultz

Chloe Sell

Lachlan Shiver

Liz Wellman

Jonathan Werble

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus American Conference XC Championships on November 1, 2025 at TBD

Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus NCAA South Championships on November 14, 2025 at TBD

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