Florida Atlantic Claims First at the Keiser Invitational

Friday, September 5

West Palm Beach, Fla

7:30 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Keiser Invitational

Photo by: Mauricio Paiz

9/5/2025 3:19:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's XC/Track & Field

Results

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Florida Atlantic's men's and women's cross country teams kicked off the 2025 season at the Keiser Invitational.

Both teams ran a 5k on Friday morning. The women's team placed first out of six teams, while the men's team placed third out of eight teams.

It was a great day for the Owls as senior Anabell Reumann placed third overall and came in first for Florida Atlantic with a time of 18:11.9. Her time marks her fastest 5k in her collegiate career. On the men's side, junior Noah Highsmith ran his fastest 5k of his career, registering a 16:18.8 on the day.

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Women (5K)

Florida Atlantic took first place with 27 points on the day. The average time for FAU was 18:20.
Six Owls (Reumann, Elyssa Toal, Rosa ten Berg, Isabel O'Brien, Madison Brown, and Leah Helms) finished within the top ten.
O'Brien ran an 18:24.6 for her fastest 5k in her career, finishing seventh overall.
Transfer Madison Brown ran in her first race in an FAU jersey, finishing eighth overall with a time of 18:32.6.
The Owls as a collective improved for their total time in the first race of the season.
FAU had a total of nine representatives at the Keiser Invitational.
Morgan Pennington was the only freshman to run for the Owls today. She recorded a 19:58.0 in her first collegiate 5k.

Men (5k)

Highsmith was the only Owl to finish in the top ten for the men.
Freshmen Nazayer Franco and Nate Webb made their collegiate debut, finishing 13th and 17th.
Junior Luke Gaudet returned to the team and recorded a 16:23.4 in his first race in a year. He set a new personal best.
In his second year, Donovan Petty set a new personal best with a 16:23.4.

Post race interview with Head Coach Alex Smolka about the men's cross country team#WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/KJRQj56ST7
— Florida Atlantic XC/Track (@FAUXCTF) September 5, 2025

Post race interview with Head Coach Alex Smolka about the women's cross country team #WIP🏝️ pic.twitter.com/43YzQg8iCn
— Florida Atlantic XC/Track (@FAUXCTF) September 5, 2025

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Gallery: (9-5-2025) XC at Keiser Invitational

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Some of the Owls will travel to Huntsville, Ala. to participate at the Southern Showcase on Friday, Sept. 12.

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