Owls Complete C-USA Championships

Saturday, October 29

Denton, Texas

Florida Atlantic

Conference USA Championships

10/29/2022 3:55:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field

Women's Results (PDF)Men's Results (PDF)

By: Ben Paul, FAU Student

DENTON, Texas. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's cross country teams competed in their final Conference USA Championships on Saturday morning. The races were highlighted by a top 15 finish by Madlen Kappeler as well as both the men and women improving on their team scores from previous the previous year.

Quick Hits

Women (6K)

The women scored 162 points to finish in seventh place
Kappeler again led the way in the 6K, finishing in 14th place (21:54.5). With her finish, she earned a spot on the C-USA All-Conference second team, her fourth straight year with an All-Conference honor
Casey O'Connor was next to cross with a time of 22:50.6, finishing in 26th place
Paige Saiz finished with a time of 23:33.3, good for 42nd place

Men (8K)

The men's side scored 261 points, finishing in ninth place
Christopher Jones was the first to cross for the Owls with a time of 28:11.7, a new PR for him
Bodey Miller was next to follow (28:28.4)
Matthew Labrato set a new PR with a time of 28:47

Coach Smolka's Take

Head Coach Alex Smolka on the women's race
"Our women's team ran tough. We were missing two key contributors this morning and still were very close to where we know we can be. We're not satisfied and the team knows they can run faster, but I am proud of how we competed. We are making steady progress, which is exciting! It's an amazing group to be a part of and we're excited for the future! Congrats to Madlen for her fourth consecutive All-Conference cross country performance."

On the men's race
"Our men ran a smart and strong race! Chris had a huge PR, Bodey ran the last mile missing one shoe, Logan (Sallas) didn't have his best race today, but hung tough and competed, Matthew ran his best 8K race in his career, Grant (Kaminer) struggled but fought all the way through to the finish, and Joey (Javruek) improved by almost a minute from his previous 8K time this season. They are all progressing and it's a great group!"

Upcoming

The men and women will put a bow on their 2022 season at the NCAA South Regionals, to be held on Nov. 11 in Huntsville, Alabama.

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