Bulls Finish Sixth, 11th at Mountain Dew Invitational
GAINESVILLE, FLA., SEPT. 22, 2018 – The USF cross country team continued its 2018 schedule on Saturday at the Mountain Dew Invitational with a sixth-place finish from its men's team and an 11th-place showing by its women's team.
Sophomore
Evan Babatz (Fort Myers, Fla.) placed 31st and was the top finisher for USF for the first time in his career with a personal-best time of 26:42.24. Fellow sophomore
Matt Neeley (St. John's, Fla.) took second for USF and 34th overall with a personal-best time of 26:53.12.
Senior
Yaranel Abreu (St. Augustine, Fla.) turned in a personal-best time of 18:58.91 to finish first for USF and 49th overall. Freshman
Alivia Bienz (Fort Pierce, Fla.) followed in second for the Bulls and 61st overall with her time of 19:33.25.
QUOTABLES:
"The men's team didn't finish where we could have, but we have two weeks to prepare for our next meet at Disney World. The women's team was not where I expected, but it's hard to recover and make it up when your top runner is out." — Head Coach
Dena Reif.
NOTEABLE:
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Evan Babatz and
Matt Neeley posted personal-best times.
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Evan Babatz placed first on the USF team for the first time in his career.
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Danny Ferro ran the first race of his USF career.
* Eight runners on the women's team recorded a personal best time.
TEAM RESULTS – WOMEN
- Florida (60)
- North Florida (81)
- Florida State (97)
- Florida A&M (116)
- FIU (129)
- Jacksonville (170)
- UCF (176)
- Tennessee Tech (184)
- Florida Atlantic (216)
- Miami (251)
- USF (267)
- Stetson (335)
TEAM RESULTS – MEN
- Florida A&M (25)
- Tennessee Tech (46)
- Florida (61)
- Stetson (104)
- Florida Atlantic (155)
- USF (177)
- Miami (178)
- FIU (183)
- Jacksonville (238)
UP NEXT:
USF returns to action Saturday, Oct. 6 when the Bulls travel to Orlando, Fla., to take part in the Disney Cross Country Classic.
About USF Cross Country
Dena Reif is in her seventh 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.
