Owls Conclude Regular Season at USF

Friday, October 14

Tampa, Fla.

5:00 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

South Florida Bulls Invitational

10/14/2022 8:56:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field

Men's Results Women's Results

By: Ben Paul, FAU Student

Tampa, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's cross country teams completed their last race before the C-USA Championships on Friday at the USF Invitational.

The meet was highlighted by another strong performance on the women's side with a top three finish for the team and two individual finishes in the top five.

Coach Smolka's Take

"Today was a good day all around," said head coach Alex Smolka. "Our women's team is continuing to make progress! The gap between our top five is shrinking and we're competing well throughout the race. We have a good pack just behind Madlen (Kappeler) and Casey (O'Connor). It was great to see Madlen compete for the individual title and Casey continuing her great season. Although, it really was a team effort today. Everyone stepped up and competed well! On the men's side, Chris (Jones) ran a nice PR on a tough course. Logan (Sallas) is continuing to lead the guys and all of them are making progress. We're excited about the overall improvement of the entire team! Now it's time to buckle down and get 10 days of strong training done before the C-USA Championships."

Quick Hits

Women (5K)

The women's team finished in third place out of 15 teams with a score of 57 points,
Madlen Kappeler came in second place out of a field of 138 runners with a time of 18:51.6
Casey O'Connor rounded out the top five (19:08.9)
Anabell Reumann had her season best time, placing in 15th (19:58.2)
Jordan Stevens followed closely behind in 16th place (19:59.1)
Paige Saiz (20.19.4) and Isabel O'Brien (20:26.7) earned a 20th and 21st place finish, respectively

Men (8K)

The men's side scored 287 points, placing in 10th out of 17 teams
Logan Sallas was the first to cross the finish line for FAU, placing in 30th out of 144 runners with a time of 27:46.7
Bodey Miller was next follow for the Owls with a time of 28:23.1
Christopher Jones recorded a PR of 28:26.4

Upcoming

The Owls will have a week off from racing before regrouping for the Conference USA Championships, hosted by University of North Texas on Saturday, Oct. 29.

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