"The teams competed hard today in a stacked competition," said head coach Cassandra Goodson. "Like most meets there are things our team did well and some things we need to improve. We are looking forward to the opportunity to have solid month of training before our next competition."
As a team, the men placed 14th among 26 overall teams with a field that had 254 runners. The women placed 24th of 29 teams with 290 runners in the field. Defending national champion and No. 1 ranked BYU won the women's 6K race, while No. 5 Stanford won the men's 8K competition.
The men's team finished just two spots behind Clemson while finishing ahead of South Florida, FIU, FAU, and Miami in the team standings.
In the women's 6K race, Piers ran a time of 23 minutes, 0.5 second to place 76th. The freshman closed the final 1,000 meters with her best split of the race at 3 minutes, 45.2 seconds which was 12 seconds faster than her 4,000 meter split and her 5,000 meter split.
Mary McCullough (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista HS/Colorado Mesa University) ran 23 minutes, 39.8 seconds to place 113th. McCullough hit the 5K mark with a time of 19 minutes, 42.4 seconds which was just three seconds off her best pace at FGCU. Blake Petrick (St. John's, Fla./Creekside HS) posted a time of 24 minutes, 44.1 seconds, while Maricel Esquilin (Bonita Springs, Fla./Estero HS/Stetson) completed the course in 25 minutes, 34.7 seconds. Esquilin's time of 21 minutes, 18.1 seconds through 5,000 meters was nearly 30 seconds faster than her time at the FAU Invitational.
Humeida completed the course in 25 minutes, 8.1 seconds which stands as the eight-best time in FGCU history. He hit a 5K time of 15 minutes, 31.5 seconds which was almost four seconds faster than his winning time at the FAU Invitational to open the season.
Austin Redondo (Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Senior HS) was just about 90 seconds behind Humeida with a time of 26 minutes, 36 seconds to finish 119th overall. Lucas Kiprotich (Eldoret, Kenya/Concord HS/Eastern Kentucky) and Bradyn Ricca (Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island HS) nearly crossed the finish line at the same time as the pair were separated by just 0.3 second. Kiprotich clocked a time of 26 minutes, 45.4 seconds, while Ricca ran 26 minutes, 45.7 seconds. Benjamin Hermiston (Sherrill, Iowa/Dubuque Hempstead HS) turned in the fifth-counting score with a time of 27 minutes, 2.4 seconds.
The Eagles will have nearly a month off before their next competition when the teams head back to Tallahassee to take part in the FSU Pre-Nationals in their final tune-up before the ASUN Championship.
Women's Results
76 – Karley Piers – 23:00.5
113 – Mary McCullough – 23:39.8
173 – Blake Petrick – 24:44.1
210 – Maricel Esquilin – 25:34.7
222 – Reilly Ritter – 25:58.9
244 – Julia Filip – 27:01.3
264 – Caroline McKenzie – 28:16.4
Men's Results
44 – Osman Humeida – 25:08.1
119 – Austin Redondo – 26:36.0
130 – Lucas Kiprotich – 26:45.4
131 – Bradyn Ricca – 26:45.7
138 – Benjamin Hermiston – 27:02.4
152 – Franklin Caceres – 27:21.8
Men's 8K Top 5 Team Finishers (Click here for complete results)
1. No. 5 Stanford – 32 pts.
2. No. 20 Furman – 61 pts.
3. RV Florida State – 83 pts.
4. Charleston Southern – 141 pts.
5. Eastern Michigan – 143 pts.
14. FGCU – 428 pts.
Women's 6K Top 5 Team Finishers (Click here for complete results)
1. No. 1 BYU – 24 pts.
2. No. 19 Florida State – 51 pts.
3. RV Furman – 83 pts.
4. Southern Utah – 105 pts.
5. No. 3 Stanford – 171 pts.
24. FGCU – 630 pts.
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