Owls Finish Day One in UCF Knights Invite

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic women's track & field team complete the first day of the UCF Knights Invite on Friday evening after competing in three events.

FAU started the evening with two runners (Laura Kuhn and Jordan O'Brien) in the 400-meter hurdles. Next on the docket for the Owls was the 200-meter dash, where Camilla Nicholas, Jada Bolhuis, and Richelle Williams represented Florida Atlantic. Senior Leah Helms represented FAU in the 1500-meter. To close out the day, Andi VanMeter, Kayla Groppe, and Grace Muller ran the 3000-meter.

QUICK HITS

Kuhn placed 14th overall in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing with a 1:04.18.
Right behind Kuhn was O'Brien with a time of 1:04.91 on the night.
In the 200-meter dash, Nicholas finished within the top 25 with a 24.80.
Bolhuis recorded a time of 25.33 to finish within the top 30 out of 59 runners in the 200-meter dash.
The third Owl in the 200-meter was Sophomore Williams, who crossed the finish line at the 25.64 mark.
Helms finished the 1500-meter with the fastest time of her career as she recorded a 4:43.17.
For the first time in her career, Groppe ran the 3000-meter and finished with a 10:42.30 for a top 10 finish.
VanMeter completed the 3000-meter run for the first time this outdoor season. She placed eighth overall for the first Owl to cross the finish line with a time of 10:36.20.

UPCOMING

The Owls will return to the track on Saturday to complete day two in Orlando to close out the UCF Knights Invite. The Owls' first event is at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE

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Calendar

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Players Mentioned

Jada Bolhuis

Kayla Groppe

Leah Helms

Laura Kuhn

Camilla Nicholas

Jordan O'Brien

Andi VanMeter

Richelle Williams

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus Ed Holloway Classic on October 17, 2025 at 6:45 p.m.

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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