USF Releases 2011 Cross Country Schedule

Cross Country USF

Cross Country Preview: Penn State National

Penn State National Race Info
Date: Saturday, Oct. 16
Time: 10 a.m. (Men's start time), 11 a.m. (Women's start time)
Location: Penn State Blue and White Golf Courses (State College, Pa.)
Distance: Men's (5.2 miles), Women's (6K)
Results: www.GoPSUsports.com or www.runhigh.com

Scheduled Men's Teams
Akron
Buffalo
Cornell
Detroit-Mercy
Dickinson 
Duquesne 
Eastern Michigan
George Mason 
George Washington
Grand Valley State
IUP
Lehigh
Lock Haven
Loyola (MD)
Marist
Maryland
Penn
Penn State  
Pittsburgh
Rider
Robert Morris
Slippery Rock
South Florida
Syracuse
Temple
Villanova
Yale

Scheduled Women's Teams  
Akron
Buffalo
Colgate
Cornell
Detroit-Mercy
Dickinson 
Duquesne
Eastern Michigan
Ferris State
George Washington
Grand Valley State
IUP
Lehigh
Lock Haven 
Loyola (MD)
Maryland 
Miami (Ohio)
Penn
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Rider
Robert Morris
Slippery Rock
South Florida
Syracuse
Temple
Towson
Villanova 
West Virginia 
Western Michigan
Yale

USF Men's Team:
Jonathan Bing
Pedro Carela
Steven Fernandez
Sean Foster
Julian Gines
Lucas Simari
Phillip Wise

USF Women's Team:
Erica Anderson
Shaniel Chambers
Kristy Cooper
Kristi Degraw-Higgins
Christine Johnston
Leandra Mikos
Allie Prendergast
Nicole Rozario
Yasmin Smith
Devin Spoerle

Last Year's Race
The Bulls did not compete at the Penn State National last season. They spent this weekend at the Hatter Invitational in Deland, Fla., where the women's team finished second out of 20 teams and the men placed fourth out of 18 teams.

Last Time Out
The women's team finished fourth out of nine teams and the men's team placed seventh out of 11 teams at the Florida State Invitational. Junior Nicole Rozario led the women's team with a fifth-place finish in 17:53.22. Junior Yasmin Smith finished just over a second behind Rozario in sixth place with a time of 17:54.26. Shaniel Chambers placed 17th behind a time of 18:32. 70, while Devin Spoerle (28th, 18:59.55) and Christine Johnston (34th, 19:20.69) rounded out the top five. Senior Pedro Carela led the men's team for the second consecutive week, finishing 20th with a time of 25:52.11. Junior Phillip Wise was next in 21st place, clocking a 25:53.70. Junior Lucas Simari came in 34th with a time of 26:46.29, while freshman Julian Gines (41st, 27:11.41) and junior Sean Foster (55th, 28:16.28) rounded out the top five for the men.

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Players Mentioned

Erica Anderson

Erica Anderson

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Senior
Pedro Carela

Pedro Carela

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Senior
Shaniel Chambers

Shaniel Chambers

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Junior
Kristy Cooper

Kristy Cooper

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Senior
Steven Fernandez

Steven Fernandez

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Freshman
Sean Foster

Sean Foster

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Junior
Julian Gines

Julian Gines

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Freshman
Christine Johnston

Christine Johnston

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Junior
Leandra Mikos

Leandra Mikos

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Senior
Allie Prendergast

Allie Prendergast

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Junior
Nicole Rozario

Nicole Rozario

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Junior
Lucas Simari

Lucas Simari

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Junior

Players Mentioned

Erica Anderson

Erica Anderson

Senior
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Pedro Carela

Pedro Carela

Senior
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Shaniel Chambers

Shaniel Chambers

Junior
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Kristy Cooper

Kristy Cooper

Senior
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Steven Fernandez

Steven Fernandez

Freshman
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Sean Foster

Sean Foster

Junior
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Julian Gines

Julian Gines

Freshman
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Christine Johnston

Christine Johnston

Junior
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Leandra Mikos

Leandra Mikos

Senior
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Allie Prendergast

Allie Prendergast

Junior
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Nicole Rozario

Nicole Rozario

Junior
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Lucas Simari

Lucas Simari

Junior
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