Women's cross country finish 3rd and men 4th

September 27, 2019

A late race kick by Stephanie Bautista made the difference for the Florida State College at Jacksonville's women's cross country team yesterday beating Region 8 rival Lake-Sumter State College by one point to capture 3^rd place at the Seminole Invitational.

Sophomore captain Emily Perry ran her season's best time and moved back into the team's #1 spot. Perry was not alone in achieving her season's best times as teammates Kierten Bohm, Bautista, Mackenzie Griffin, and Kellee Valaro knocked almost a minute and a half off their times from last week.

Men's race saw a 4^th place finish by John Bear to lead the men's team to an overall 4^th place finish. Aldren Biala finished in the second position followed by the pack of Steven Gregory 26^th, Gage West 27^th, and Drew Stone 28^th to round out the top five. Brandon Russell had a lifetime personal record on the fast and flat course at the Seminole State College Oviedo campus.

"Great pack running from our number 3,4, and 5 men today, John Bear's very solid 4^th place overall and Stephanie's kick to beat Lake Sumter by one point made for a great race effort today."

The BlueWave XC teams have a bye next week and then it's on to Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee to compete in the FSU Invitational.