FAU Heads to Final Regular Season Race at USF Invite

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's cross country teams will head to Tampa to compete in the University of South Florida Invitational on Friday afternoon. This will mark their final regular season race before the Conference USA Championships.

The action will kick off with the Women's 5K at 5 p.m. followed by the Men's 8K at 5:50 p.m.

USF Invitational
Race Details	Date: Friday, Oct.14 Time: Women's 5K at 5 p.m. \| Men's 8K at 5:50 p.m. Location: Tampa, Fla. \| The Claw at USF, Tampa, FL 33613
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Florida Atlantic Links	News \| Men's Roster \| Women's Roster \| Schedule

Last Time Out

The Owls are coming off of hosting their only home race of the season at the FAU Invitational.

Women

The women's team placed in fourth in the 5K with a score of 84
Casey O'Connor was the star of the show for the Owls, finishing in second place out of 79 runners with a new personal record of 18:22. Her time was also the second best ever for the team on the South County Regional Park course. O'Connor was named C-USA Athlete of the Week for her performance, the first of her career
Jordan Stevens was next to finish for the Owls in 20th place (19:26.2)
Isabel O'Brien tallied a time of 19:33.2, good for 22nd place

Men

The men placed in fifth in the 7K with a score of 111
Christopher Jones led the way for the Owls with a sixth-place finish out of 64 runners (24:18.9)
Bodey Miller finished in 19th place (24:58.1)
Matthew Labrato crossed the finish line with a time 25:31.8, earning 28th place

Upcoming

Up next for FAU is the Conference USA Championship on Saturday, Oct. 29, hosted by University of North Texas.

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Players Mentioned

Christopher Jones

Matthew Labrato

Bodey Miller

Isabel O'Brien

Casey O'Connor

Jordan Stevens

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country versus American Conference XC Championships on November 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM

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

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