Mountain Dew Invitational Race Info
Date: Saturday, Sept. 18
Time: 8:00 a.m. - Women's start time; 8:30 a.m. - Men's start time
Course: UF Golf Course
Distance: 5K - Women's; 8K - Men's
2009 Team Champion: University of Florida (Men's & Women's)
2010 Participants: Emory Riddle, Florida, Florida A & M, FAU, FL Gulf Coast, FIU, FL Southern, FL Tech, Jacksonville, Miami, N. Florida, Palm Beach Atlantic, Pasco-Hernando CC, St. Leo, USF, St. Thomas, Stetson, Tampa, Webber
USF Men's Team:
Connor Bauer
Jonathan Bing
Pedro Carela
Sean Foster
Julian Gines
Lucas Simari
Phillip Wise
USF Women's Team:
Erica Anderson
Shaniel Chambers
Kristy Cooper
Kristi Degraw-Higgins
Rachael James
Christine Johnston
Leandra Mikos
Nicole Rozario
Yasmin Smith
Devin Spoerle
Last Year's Race
The USF women's cross country team finished third and the men's team came in eighth in the 2009 Gator Invitational. Florida's Charlotte Brown won the women's 5k race, registering the third-best best time in the history of the Gator Invitational.
Last Time Out
The USF men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Syracuse Invitational on Sept. 11. The men's team amassed 83 points in the 6k race, which earned them third place, while the women's team came in fifth place with 118 points. Junior Phillip Wise led the men's team, finishing 11th in 19:27.5, while junior Nicole Rozario paced the women's team with a ninth-place finish in 19:26.9.
