Shiver Breaks School Record at UCF Invitational

Friday, September 27

Orlando, Fla.

6 PM

Florida Atlantic

UCF Alumni Invitational

2019 FAU Cross Country @ FAU Cross Country Invitational

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

9/27/2019 8:13:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field

Women's Results
Men's Results

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's and women's cross country took the course this evening at the UCF Invitational. The men finished in second with all six Owls clocking in new personal records. Lachlan Shiver also won his second race of the year, third in career, with a 25:05.50 finish. The women's team finished fourth, racing in the 6K for the first time this season. Six Owl women finished within the top 20.

It was an in-state battle on Friday night, as Bethune-Cookman (men only), UCF (women only), Florida, FIU and Jacksonville also took the course.

Coach Smolka's Take

On the Men's Performance:
"We can take away many positives from this meet," said head coach Alex Smolka. "It really looks like the guys team is coming together. Not only did Lachlan [Shiver] have an awesome race, but the rest of the guys are really coming along well! Out team's success not only hinges on Lachlan, but in cross country, it really matters how strong the No. 4 and No. 5 runners are. We saw are guys really step up this weekend!"

On the Women's Performance:
"On the women's side, the women who raced this weekend executed our race plan extremely well! For many of them it was their first ever 6K race, and for the others, they have not raced this distance in quite some time, so it was a great rust buster for the remainder of our season. I know I keep on repeating myself, but I have to reiterate, our future certainty does look bright!"

Quick Hits – Women (6K)

The women took fourth place, with all seven runners finishing within the top 22
Junior Megan Giovanniello was the top finisher for the Owls with a 14th place finish (23:37.30). Jordan Stevens (23:52.04) and Nina Endt (24:15.25) crossed the finish line right behind her, tallying 15th and 16th, respectively
Brooke Butterfield was the next Owl finisher (24:28.06), clocking in at 18th place with Morgan Sharp (24:29.74) following in 19th
Lauren Macon (24:35.06) rounded out the top-20 with a new personal best time

Quick Hits – Men (8K)

All six Owls captured personal records, contributing to a second place finish
Shiver broke a new personal record in the 8K with his first place title
Preston Dunn was the next Owl to cross the finish line, clocking in at 26:44.27 for ninth place
Sean Barone took 11th (26:50.37) in the race
Jericho Cooey (28:13.55) and Rory Carmody (28:51.66) rounded out the top-20 finishers, coming in at 17th and 19th, respectively
Djery Clement finished 21st (29:25.55)

Up Next

The Owls will head to UAB for the Blazer Classic on Friday, Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. For complete coverage of FAU cross country and track & field, follow along on Twitter (@FAU_XC_Track) or Instagram (@FAUXC.TF).