Owls Complete the 2024 AAC Championship; Pittet Named All-Conference

Friday, November 1

Wichita, Kan.

5:05 p.m. ET

Florida Atlantic

American Athletic Conference XC Championships

Photo by: ©Jim Rassol/FAU Athletics

Owls Complete the 2024 AAC Championship; Pittet Named All-Conference

11/1/2024 8:20:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field

Results

WICHITA, Kan. - Florida Atlantic's men's and women's cross country teams competed in the American Athletic Conference Championship on Friday evening.

For the first time this season, the Owls ran in a cold and windy location. The women started with a 6K to start the evening in Wichita. In the second appearance for this race in program history, the women's team placed seventh out of 13 teams, making a significant jump from last season, where they placed 11th. The men's team placed in 12th on the evening.

On the women's side Constance Pittet, Jessica Hatch, Elyssa Toal, Andi VanMeter, Isabel O'Brien, Leah Helms, and Kayla Groppe competed for Florida Atlantic. Pittet came in first for the Owls as she placed eighth overall. Pittet was named on the women's AAC All-Conference team. After tonight's performance, Pittet is No. 4 in program history in the 6K. On the men's side, Enrique Toro, Paul Glick, Noah Curfman, Joseph Garcia, Donovan Petty, and Samuel Henery ran for the Owls. The men finished the night with 354 points.

QUICK HITS

Women

Out of 100 runners, Pittet came in first for Florida Atlantic with a 21:16.2 in her first appearance in the postseason
Hatch came in second for the Owls as she placed 33rd overall on the course with a time of 22:24.1
Seconds behind was senior Toal, running a 22:34.1
In her first AAC postseason, VanMeter completed the race in 22:48.6
O'Brien finished 62nd overall (23:10.0)
Helms (23:27.0) and Groppe (23:45.7) came in 70th and 72nd place to close out the race of the Owls

Men

As a team, Florida Atlantic recorded 354 points on the day
Henery got it started for the Owls when he was the first to cross the finish line.
Right behind was the freshman Petty with a time of 27:00.0
Back-to-back were Curfman and Garcia in their first appearance in an AAC Championship
Glick and Toro crossed the finish line last for Florida Atlantic in 89th and 90th place overall

UP NEXT

The Owls will travel back to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete in the 2024 NCAA Regionals at the Apalachee Regional Park on Friday, Nov. 15 to close out the cross country season.

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