University of South Florida
Mountain Dew Invitational
Bulls Head North for Gainesville Meet
September 22, 2017 | Cross Country
TAMPA, SEPT. 22, 2017ย โ The USF cross country will make the trip up to Gainesville to compete in the Mountain Dew Invitational on Saturday morning.
The meet, hosted by the University of Florida, will start at 7:55 a.m. with the men's 8k. The women's 5k is expected to begin at 8:30 a.m.
USF has achieved early season success as the men's and women's programs both finished in fourth at the season-opening preseason Holloway Park Preseason Festival (Sept. 2). Most recently, the men's team finished second at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic (Sept. 16) as the women placed third.
In both meets, USF saw three freshman appear in the top six finishers on both sides. Senior John Weaver (Jacksonville) has been the top finisher for the men's team in back-to-back meets and Ranya Samhouri (Tampa) has achieved the same feat for the women.
Here is a list of who will be running for USF:
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USF Men (8) |
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Freshman Evan Babatz |
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Freshman Austin Camps |
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Sophomore Sebastian Gazda |
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Junior Sam Geiman |
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Freshman Matt Neeley |
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Freshman Ricardo Reyes |
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Junior Cash Tampa |
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Senior John Weaver |
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USF Women (16) |
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Junior Yaranel Abreu |
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Freshman Annie Allmark |
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Junior Sara Bowden |
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Sophomore Alicia Buck |
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Sophomore Claire Farnsworth |
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Junior Magdalena Ford |
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Senior Sarah Hartman |
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Sophomore Keschel Hernandez |
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Sophomore Joy Jackson |
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Freshman Kate Ott |
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Freshman Elizabeth Padron |
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Freshman Rania Samhouri |
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Junior Madison Stahler |
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Freshman Nicole Taggart |
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Freshman Carolyn Van Zile |
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Sophomore Rebecka Wilson |
About USF Cross Country
Dena Reifย is in her sixth season as the head coach of USF cross country. The history of USF's women's program consists of five conference and two region championships as well as five NCAA qualifying teams. The USF men's program has produced seven conference championships and three NCAA qualifying teams.
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