Owls to Host FAU Invite; Only Home Meet of Year

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Cross country season has arrived. Florida Atlantic's men's and women's teams will begin their 2023 campaign with the ninth annual FAU Invitational, their only home race of the season.

The race will once again be at the Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Owls are led by Head Coach Alex Smolka, who enters his 19th year at the helm of both cross country teams.

Florida Atlantic XC Invitational
Race Details	Date: Friday, Sept. 1 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Boca Raton, Fla. \| South County Regional Park \| Regional Park Dr, Boca Raton, FL 33498
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Florida Atlantic Links	News \| Men's Roster \| Women's Roster \| Schedule

Competing Teams

Ave Maria
Barry
FIU
Florida Atlantic
Florida Gulf Coast
Florida National
Keiser
Lynn
Miami
Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic
St. Thomas
Stetson
UCF (Women's Team Only)
University of Bahamas

Last Year at the FAU Invite

Both teams saw success in last year's race, headlined by Casey O'Connor finishing in second place in the 5K with a time of 18:22, the second-best time recorded by an Owl on the South County Regional Park course. O'Connor was joined by Jordan Stevens and Isabel O'Brien to round out the top 25. Overall, the women's team finished in fourth place.

The men's team saw two top 20 finishes, finishing in fifth overall with 111 points.

Meet the Women's Team

O'Connor, Stevens, and O'Brien are all returning to the Owls in 2023, along with Holly Arrison, Analise Davis, Leah Helms, Anabell Reumann, Paige Saiz, and Elyssa Toal.

Joining them are newcomers Ava Aseere, Kayla Groppe, Jessica Hatch, Anna Rovirosa, and Sofie Seifart.

Meet the Men's Team

The Owls will welcome back sophomore Logan Sallas, who impressed in his freshman year by finishing as the team's top runner in every race he ran. Also returning are sophomores Leonardi Lamour, Noah McGregor, and William Nuneville.

New to the team is Luke Gaudet, Paul Glick, Samuel Henery, and Enrique Toro.

Upcoming

Following the race, Florida Atlantic will regroup in Gainesville for an NCAA preview meet on Friday, Sep. 15, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Schedule

For the full women's cross country schedule click HERE and for the full men's slate click HERE.

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Upcoming Events

Players Mentioned

Holly Arrison

Ava Aseere

Analise Davis

Luke Gaudet

Paul Glick

Kayla Groppe

Jessica Hatch

Leah Helms

Samuel Henery

Leonardi Lamour

William Nuneville

Isabel O'Brien

Casey O'Connor

Anabell Reumann

Anna Rovirosa

Paige Saiz

Logan Sallas

Sofie Seifart

Jordan Stevens

Elyssa Toal

Enrique Toro

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus American Conference XC Championships on November 1, 2025 at TBD

Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus NCAA South Championships on November 14, 2025 at TBD

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