University of South Florida
Mountain Dew Invitational
September 14, 2023 | Cross Country
The Bulls continue the 2023 season on Friday morning in Gainesville
Gainesville, Fla., September 14, 2023ย โย The University of South Florida cross country men's and women's teams head to their second meet of the 2023 season at the Mountain Dew Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.
The men's 8K race will begin at 7:40 a.m., while the women's 3M race will kick off at 8:20 a.m. Both races will take place at Mark Bostick Golf Course, the same course as the NCAA South Region Championship later this fall. The meet is scheduled to have 16 universities in attendance, USF will face off against FIU, Flagler, Florida, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida Southern, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Florida, Stetson, Tampa, UT Chattanooga, Vanderbilt, and Embry-Riddle.
The men will race all nine rostered runners. Last meet seniorย Jonathan Reidย (Bradenton) placed first out of all USF men and 13th out of the 68 runners overall with a time of 19:31.31 only seven seconds behind a top-10 finish. Freshman teammateย Jackson Dravoย was right behind him in 14th with a time of 19:33.15, while junior ย Sebastian Edwardsย (Celebration) was 16th, running the race in 19:36.14.
The women will race 13 of their 19 rostered runners. Last meet they saw three top-10 finishes. True freshmanย Marlo Hiblerย (Ft. Lauderdale) checked in third place overall with a time of 15:31.04, while seniorย Kelly Lynchย (Wilmington, Del.) finished just over three seconds later, for sixth overall (15:34.34). Another freshman,ย Delaney Stephens,ย crossed the finish line about five seconds after Lynch, for seventh place (15:39.08). Juniorย Grace Johnsonย (Naples)ย finished just outside the top 10, running the course in 15:55.02, for 11th place.
Following the Bulls' competition in Gainesville, Fla. the teams travel to Tallahassee, Fla. to compete in the FSU Invitational scheduled for Friday, Sept. 29.
About USF Cross Country
The USFย Cross Countryย team has earnedย 2ย All-America selections,ย Christina Benton in 2002 and Grayย Mavheraย in 1994.ย The Bulls have advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Championships seven times in program history, three times for the men and four times for the women.ย The USF men's teams have won seven team conference championships and the women have won five team championships. Director of Track & Field and Cross Countryย Erik Jenkinsย took over the program inย 2019 andย during his tenureย the Bulls postedย twelveย program records andย 106ย top 10ย all-time program marks. USF hosted theย 2018 NCAA Track and Field East Preliminary and the 2021 AAC Outdoor Championship at the USF Track and Field Stadium, as well as the 2022 AAC Country Cross Country Championship at Holloway Park.ย
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