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Owls Set to Compete in FSU XC Invite
9/25/2025 4:16:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's and women's cross country teams reunite for the annual FSU XC Invite on Friday, Sept. 26. Men will compete first to start the morning, and the women will follow to conclude the race.
The race will take place at Apalachee Regional Park, which is a familiar course for the Owls. Fans can tune in to watch the race live on YouTube. The men will start at 7:40 a.m. and the women are scheduled to start at 8:20 a.m.
Florida Atlantic will have seven representatives on the men's side (Nazayer Franco, Luke Gaudet, Paul Glick, Sam Henery, Noah Highsmith, Donovan Petty, Nathan Webb). On the women's side, there will be ten runners to compete.
COMPETING TEAMS
The race will take place at Apalachee Regional Park, which is a familiar course for the Owls. Fans can tune in to watch the race live on YouTube. The men will start at 7:40 a.m. and the women are scheduled to start at 8:20 a.m.
Florida Atlantic will have seven representatives on the men's side (Nazayer Franco, Luke Gaudet, Paul Glick, Sam Henery, Noah Highsmith, Donovan Petty, Nathan Webb). On the women's side, there will be ten runners to compete.
COMPETING TEAMS
Alabama State
Albany State
Auburn Montgomery
Ave Maria
Barry
Bethune-Cookman
Dalton State (Women only)
Daytona State College
Eastern Florida
FIU
Flagler
Florida A&M
Florida Atlantic
Florida State
Florida Tech (Men only)
Georgia
Gulf Coast State College (Women only)
Jacksonville
LSU
Lake-Sumter State
Miami (Fla.)
Mobile
New College of Florida
North Florida
Nova Southeastern
Pasco-Hernando State College
SCAD Savannah
Samford
Seminole State College
South Florida
South Florida State College (Women only)
Southeastern
Southern Miss. (Women only)
St. Thomas (Fla.)
Stetson
Tallahassee CC (Women only)
Tampa
Taylor
Thomas (Ga.) (Men only)
UT Southern
Valdosta State
Warner (Men only)
West Florida
LAST TIME OUT
Women (5K)
Albany State
Auburn Montgomery
Ave Maria
Barry
Bethune-Cookman
Dalton State (Women only)
Daytona State College
Eastern Florida
FIU
Flagler
Florida A&M
Florida Atlantic
Florida State
Florida Tech (Men only)
Georgia
Gulf Coast State College (Women only)
Jacksonville
LSU
Lake-Sumter State
Miami (Fla.)
Mobile
New College of Florida
North Florida
Nova Southeastern
Pasco-Hernando State College
SCAD Savannah
Samford
Seminole State College
South Florida
South Florida State College (Women only)
Southeastern
Southern Miss. (Women only)
St. Thomas (Fla.)
Stetson
Tallahassee CC (Women only)
Tampa
Taylor
Thomas (Ga.) (Men only)
UT Southern
Valdosta State
Warner (Men only)
West Florida
LAST TIME OUT
Women (5K)
- At the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Ala., Sophie Dethier made her freshman debut, finishing with a time of 18:24.9.
- The second runner to represent the Owls was Reese Anderson, who completed the race with a 19:26.4 in her second race at FAU.
- Henery competed in his first race of the season and finished with a time of 26:27.3.
- Senior Glick was the second to cross the finish line for Florida Atlantic.
ROSTER
For the men's cross country roster, click HERE, and for the women's roster, click HERE.
SCHEDULE
For the full women's cross country schedule, click HERE, and for the full men's slate, click HERE.For the men's cross country roster, click HERE, and for the women's roster, click HERE.
SCHEDULE
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