The spectacular showings by Alexa Cruz and Nick Diaz at the UF Mt. Dew Invitational have earned them Athlete of the Week as well as a nomination for MileSplit Performer of the Week. Make sure you vote and show our Sunshine State standouts some love. Voting ends on Thursday, September 25 at 8 PM ET.
Coverage
Saturday was action packed at the Mark Bostic Golf Course at the University of Florida, the site of the 2014 UF Mt. Dew Invitational. Nearly 100 girls teams toed the line in both the high school and college divisions. We wanted to see what the outcome would have been if the high school and college athletes ran together so we combined the results. High school winner Alexa Cruz of St. Thomas Aquinas would have finished 12th overall, while girl's team champions Pine Crest would have beat out EIGHT college teams. See how you and your team would have fared.
Hey Flrunners! I hope everyone has ran some great first races and gotten some fast times. Based on all the results I've seen, it seems like it's going to be an amazing season! It's been a while since I've blogged, but I've got so much to talk about. So let's get started.
Alexa Cruz of St. Thomas Aquinas was chased by a 7th grader in Tsion Yard (2nd, 18:08), but able to take take first in 17:56 for her first sub 18 minute from the defending Florida 4A state champ. The class of 2020 runner Yard led her Pine Crest squad to first in the team standings.
Over 100 teams, six races, collegiate, and high school. The UF Mt. Dew Invitational was jam packed with action and great performances. Flrunners.com photographer Jeff Adams was on-site and captured 3,529 photos of all the action including this picturesque shot of the start of the boys varsity race.
Over 100 high school and college teams will take to the Mark Bostick Golf Course on the campus of the University of Florida for the UF Mt. Dew Invitational. The college runners will start the meet at 7:55 a.m. with the varsity and junior varsity races to follow. Flrunners.com will be on-site with photos, race videos, interviews and a complete recap of all the action. Take a look at our virtual meet for both the girl's and boy's high school races to see how the computers think the meet will play out based on 2014 season bests!