Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at FSU XC Invitational on October 9, 2026 at 7:40 AM
7:40 AM
Men's Cross Country
at FSU XC Invitational
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Photo by: Jim Rassol/FAU Athletics
Owls Complete First Day of Practice for the 2025 XC Season
8/18/2025 3:52:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic's cross country teams ran for the first time as a squad to kick off the 2025 season.
Both the men's and women's teams completed their first practice of the season on a hot and sunny morning in Boca Raton. Practice consisted of a two-mile warmup followed by drills & strides. They continued with a tempo workout of two miles, five-minute recovery, two miles, five-minute recovery, and closed out the workout with a mile. To conclude the day, they finished with a two-mile cooldown.
The first race of the year for both the men's and women's teams is on Friday, Aug. 29, when Florida Atlantic will host the FAU XC Invitational at South County Regional Park, beginning at 6 p.m.
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Both the men's and women's teams completed their first practice of the season on a hot and sunny morning in Boca Raton. Practice consisted of a two-mile warmup followed by drills & strides. They continued with a tempo workout of two miles, five-minute recovery, two miles, five-minute recovery, and closed out the workout with a mile. To conclude the day, they finished with a two-mile cooldown.
The first race of the year for both the men's and women's teams is on Friday, Aug. 29, when Florida Atlantic will host the FAU XC Invitational at South County Regional Park, beginning at 6 p.m.
QUOTABLE
Hear from HC @alexsmolka on expectations for the new year with the women 🔥#WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/3sYMIzWRSW
— Florida Atlantic XC/Track (@FAUXCTF) August 18, 2025
Hear from Coach Sonja on how summer trainings went, what the expectations are for the new season and about some new faces in Paradise!#WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/GDmYcn7AgF
— Florida Atlantic XC/Track (@FAUXCTF) August 18, 2025
FOLLOW THE OWLS
For complete coverage of FAU cross country and track & field, follow us on social media @FAUXCTF
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