Friday, October 11
Tallahassee, Fla.
7:40 AM
University of South Florida
at
FSU Invitational
Photo by: SMU_MH
Bulls Close Regular Season Friday at FSU Invitational
October 10, 2019 | Cross Country
TAMPA, OCT. 10, 2019 – The USF cross country team puts the finishing touches on the regular season Friday at 7:40 a.m. when the Bulls travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to take part in the FSU Invitational at Apalachee Regional Park.
USF captured both the men's and women's title last weekend at the USF Invitational, led by a first-place finish from freshman Alexandra Weir (Toronto, Ontario) in the women's 5K race. Weir turned in a time of 18:42.78 and was tabbed the American Athletic Conference Female Runner of the Week on Monday.
Fellow freshman Alec Latzke (Safety Harbor, Fla.) was the top finisher for the men with a time of 16:18.27 on his way to a third-place showing.
"We have a great opportunity to show how much we have developed as a team over the past month. This meet gives us a chance to test ourselves before conference against regionally and national-ranked programs, which we are aspiring to be." – USF distance coach Damon Griffiths
EVENT: FSU Invitational
LOCATION: Apalachee Regional Park
DATE: Friday, Oct. 11
LOCATION: Tallahassee, Fla.
SCHEDULE: Men's 8K 7:40 a.m. | Women's 5K 8:20 a.m.
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFXCTF
TEAMS COMPETING:
Alabama State
FIU
Florida
Florida A&M
Florida State
Georgia Southern
Jacksonville
Miami
New Orleans
North Alabama
North Florida
Stetson
UCF
USF
About USF Cross Country
Erik Jenkins is in his first 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.
USF captured both the men's and women's title last weekend at the USF Invitational, led by a first-place finish from freshman Alexandra Weir (Toronto, Ontario) in the women's 5K race. Weir turned in a time of 18:42.78 and was tabbed the American Athletic Conference Female Runner of the Week on Monday.
Fellow freshman Alec Latzke (Safety Harbor, Fla.) was the top finisher for the men with a time of 16:18.27 on his way to a third-place showing.
"We have a great opportunity to show how much we have developed as a team over the past month. This meet gives us a chance to test ourselves before conference against regionally and national-ranked programs, which we are aspiring to be." – USF distance coach Damon Griffiths
EVENT: FSU Invitational
LOCATION: Apalachee Regional Park
DATE: Friday, Oct. 11
LOCATION: Tallahassee, Fla.
SCHEDULE: Men's 8K 7:40 a.m. | Women's 5K 8:20 a.m.
TWITTER UPDATES: @USFXCTF
TEAMS COMPETING:
Alabama State
FIU
Florida
Florida A&M
Florida State
Georgia Southern
Jacksonville
Miami
New Orleans
North Alabama
North Florida
Stetson
UCF
USF
About USF Cross Country
Erik Jenkins is in his first 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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