Men's Results / Women's Results
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.
– The University of South Florida cross country team competed at the Penn State
National on Saturday. The women's team finished 21st with 601
points, while the men's team placed 25th with 758 points.
“Our top three runners for both the men's and women's teams
have been consistent all season,” said cross country coach Dena Reif. “They've
prepared well and come out and run well in each of our meets. We need our
fourth and fifth positions to step up. You're only as strong as your weakest
link and right now, we need to find some runners who are going to step up and
score higher in those fourth and fifth spots.”
Junior Yasmin Smith was the top finisher for the women's
team, placing 59th with a personal-best 22:11 in the 6K race. Nicole Rozario
finished 65th despite falling in the first mile and clocked a time
of 22:17. Shaniel Chambers was third for the Bulls in 124th place
(23:06), while Devin Spoerle (23:54) and Kristy Cooper (24:25) rounded out the
top five.
Senior Pedro Carela again led the men's team, finishing 101st
with a time of 27:05 in the 5.2-mile race. Phillip Wise was second for the
Bulls, placing 135th in 27:49. Lucas Simari clocked a 28:28 to cross
the line 161st, while Julian Gines (182nd, 30:25) and
Sean Foster (186th, 30:35) capped the scoring.
The Bulls will return to the course this Friday, Oct. 22 at
the Florida Southern Invitational in Lakeland, Fla.
Women's Team Results
1. Villanova, 26
2. Syracuse, 57
3. Penn State, 137
4. Miami (Ohio), 155
5. Grand Valley St., 166
6. West Virginia, 205
7. Cornell, 214
8. Yale, 278
9. Penn, 289
10. Colgate, 290
11. Eastern Michigan, 376
12. Maryland, 404
13. Akron, 411
14. Towson, 422
15. Western Michigan, 434
16. Ferris State, 465
17. Lehigh, 469
18. Duquesne, 506
19. Loyola (Md.), 567
20. Buffalo, 592
21. USF, 601
22. George Washington, 625
23. Dickinson, 632
24. Lock Haven, 640
25. Slippery Rock, 717
26. Robert Morris, 726
27. Indiana (Pa.), 762
28. Pittsburgh, 796
29. Rider, 809
30. Temple, 870
31. Detroit Mercy, 906
Women's Individual
Results
59. Yasmin Smith, 22:11 (PR)
65. Nicole Rozario, 22:17
124. Shaniel Chambers, 23:06
165. Devin Spoerle, 23:54
188. Kristy Cooper, 24:25
196. Kristi Degraw-Higgins, 24:39
209. Leandra Mikos, 25:04 (PR)
294. Erica Anderson, 26:00
Men's Team Results
1. Syracuse, 61
2. Penn State, 91
3. Villanova, 95
4. Grand Valley St., 139
5. Cornell, 178
6. Eastern Michigan, 182
7. Lock Haven, 220
8. Yale, 239
9. Penn, 255
10. George Mason, 262
11. Duquesne, 310
12. Marist, 344
13. Akron, 345
14. Maryland, 402
15. Dickinson, 426
16. Temple, 427
17. Lehigh, 487
18. Buffalo, 503
19. Rider, 577
20. Detroit Mercy, 579
21. Slippery Rock, 638
22. PSU Alumni Team, 661
23. Pittsburgh, 693
24. Loyola (Md.), 743
25. USF, 758
26. Indiana (Pa.), 773
27. Robert Morris, 792
Men's Individual
Results
101. Pedro Carela, 27:05
135. Phillip Wise, 27:49
161. Lucas Simari, 28:28
179. Jonathan Bing, 29:41
182. Julian Gines, 30:25
186. Sean Foster, 30:35
187. Steven Fernandez, 31:51
