Women's Cross Country Raced to a Third Place Finish at UCF Invite

Saturday, September 15

Orlando, Fla.

7:30 AM

Florida Atlantic

UCF Alumni Invite

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Women's Cross Country Raced to a Third Place Finish at UCF Invite

9/15/2018 11:35:00 AM | Women's XC/Track & Field

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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's cross country team competed in the UCF Alumni Invitational on Saturday morning and earned a third place finish as a team.

Teams competing in the meet were FIU, UCF, Miami and Keiser.

ALEX SMOLKA'S TAKE
"After a three-year absence, we were very happy to race at the UCF cross country course again this morning. On a hot and humid morning, we had some good performances. Kelsey (Meltzer) set a new PR and everyone looks poised to race well in Gainesville next week."

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The Owls finished the meet in third place, three points behind second-place UCF. FAU had four runners in the top-20.
Junior Mikaela Jonsson had the top time for FAU, finishing fifth in 18:50. She was fourth among runners attached to a school. This is the second meet this season that Jonsson was the top finisher for the Owls after claiming fourth in the FAU Invite to start the season.
Senior Bethany Hardcastle was the next Owl to cross the finish line, clocking 19:50 for a 15th place finish.
Senior Kelsey Meltzer broke her 5K personal best time with a 20:06 finish for 17th place, up nearly five seconds from her last showing.
Freshman Morgan Sharp completed the race in 20:33 for a 20th place finish.
Rounding out the finishers for the Owls were: Brooke Butterfield (20:40; 21st), Christina Humphries (20:46; 23rd), Nicole Megrath (20:50; 26th), Morgan Graff (21:23; 30th), Lauren Macon (21:24; 31st), Johanna Freeman (21:39; 33rd) and Natalie Ippolito (21:56; 35th).

UP NEXT
The men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Gainesville to participate in the Mountain Dew Invite hosted by University of Florida on September 22.

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