Cross Country Teams Prepped for C-USA Championships

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's cross country teams are set for Saturday's 2021 Conference USA Cross Country Championships at Frank Liske Park in Concord, North Carolina. The men's 8K commences at 10 a.m. and the women follow with the 6K. Awards will follow at the conclusion of both races.

Competing Teams

Charlotte
FIU
Florida Atlantic
Louisiana Tech
Marshall
Middle Tennessee
North Texas
Rice
Southern Miss
UAB (women only)
UTEP
UTSA
WKU

Last Time Out

Women

The women's team finished 21st out of 29 teams at the Florida State Pre-Nationals
Madlen Kappeler led the women's side in 71st place (22:32.7) in a field of 277
The next two Owl women to finish were Jordan Stevens (24:10.4) in 185th, Morgan Sharp (24:20.4) in 188th and Paige Saiz (24:21.4) in 189th

Men

The men's team finished in 29th out of 31 teams at the Pre-Nationals
Preston Dunn was fastest, finishing 151st out of 256 runners with a season-best time of 26:44.0
Jericho Cooey (28:50.2) and Rory Carmody (29:54.3) followed in 229th and 240th, respectively

2020 C-USA Championships

Women

Last season at the C-USA Cross Country Championships, the women finished in sixth place (169 points), just two points behind the fifth-place finisher
Kappeler led the way with an 11th-place finish in the 6K (21:52.07) to capture All-C-USA Second Team honors
Saiz and Analise Davis came up with great races, tallying 42nd (23:20.00) and 44th (23:26.54), respectively

Men

The men's team finished in 11th with 298 points
Dunn led the way with 45th place and a time of 26:37.66
Cooey finished 69th (28:46.63)

Upcoming

The student-athletes who qualify will compete at the NCAA South Regionals on Friday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Calendar

Upcoming Events

Players Mentioned

Rory Carmody

Jericho Cooey

Analise Davis

Preston Dunn

Madlen Kappeler

Paige Saiz

Morgan Sharp

Jordan Stevens

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country versus American Conference XC Championships on November 1, 2025 at TBD

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country versus NCAA South Championships on November 14, 2025 at TBD

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