Owls Run the 5K at UCF

Friday, September 2

Orlando, Fla.

6:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

UCF Invitational

9/2/2022 10:02:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field

Women's Results Men's Results

By: Ben Paul, FAU Student

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's cross country teams competed in their first race of the 2022 season at the UCF Invitational Friday night. Both teams ran the 5K race. The women's team placed in seventh and were led by Madlen Kappeler recording a top eight finish.

Coach Smolka's Take

Head coach Alex Smolka on today's race and hopes for the season
"Every season has a beginning, middle, and end. Today was the beginning of our 2022 cross country season and we can certainly learn a lot from today's race. Our two men Logan (Sallas) and Matthew (Labrato) opened the season and both realized that a lot of work will need to get done between now and our conference championship. Both will continue to learn from today's effort and improve throughout the season. We are taking today's results as a lesson learned and will be better for the experience in the future!

"On the women's side, we had a very positive experience! Of course we would like to beat more teams, but given how we raced and how we felt, the future looks very bright. Today's results make us very excited for our next race in Tallahassee."

Quick Hits

Women (5K)

The women's team finished seventh out of nine teams with 148 points
Kappeler stood out for the Owls with an eighth place finish (18:52.8)
Casey O'Connor tallied a time of 19:44.9, placing in 24th
Jordan Stevens (20:18.1) and Erin Shannon (20:29.0) finished in 37th and 40th place, respectively
Holly Arrison led the newcomers finishing in 42nd place (20:30.9)

Men (5k)

In his first race with FAU, Freshman Logan Sallas finished with a time of 17:46.2, placing in 46th
Matthew Labrato logged a time of 19:22

Upcoming

The Owls will next race at the Thomas Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 A.M.

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