Women’s Cross Country Places 12th at ASUN Championships

ORLANDO, Fla. – In her first profession postseason race, Karley Piers (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth HS) led the FGCU girls’s cross nation staff as she took 45^th individually on the ASUN Championship held at ESPN’s Huge World of Sports activities complicated on Saturday morning. The Eagles, who’ve battled accidents all through this season, positioned 12^th as a staff.
 
“The ladies’s staff ran their coronary heart out. The outcomes weren’t what we needed, particularly after a fourth place end final 12 months,” mentioned head coach Cassandra Goodson. “We have been battling illness and harm with a few of our prime girls this season, so we are going to take it. Reilly Ritter stepped up and Mary McCullough ran strong, however we all know there may be extra there. They’re younger and I am actually trying ahead to the long run with them.”
 
Piers led the Eagles with a time of 18 minutes, 42.6 seconds which was the fourth quickest 5K time for a FGCU freshman in program historical past. She had opened the 12 months with the second quickest freshman time of 18 minutes, 39.1 seconds on the FAU Invitational.
 
McCullough  (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista HS/Colorado Mesa College) and Ritter (Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca HS) every turned in private greatest 5K occasions ending the race in 19 minutes, 29.7 seconds (73^rd) and 19 minutes, 47.9 seconds (81^st), respectively.
 
Rounding out the FGCU performances on the day have been Blake Petrick (St. John’s, Fla./Creekside HS), Maricel Esquilin  (Bonita Springs, Fla./Estero HS/Stetson), and Gianna Citarella  (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional HS). Petrick positioned 89^th in 20 minutes, 9.9 seconds. Esquilin accomplished the course in 20 minutes, 24.5 seconds (94^th) for her greatest 5K time at FGCU, whereas Citarella ran 20 minutes, 42.1 seconds (95^th).
 
Liberty received its second consecutive ASUN title with 36 factors, whereas Lipscomb positioned second (48 factors). Calli Doan of the Flames received the person title and was the ASUN Runner of the 12 months finishing the course in 16 minutes, 57.4 seconds.
 
The Eagles will return to motion on Friday, Nov. 12 on the NCAA Regionals hosted by North Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.
 
Staff Scores
1. Liberty – 36
2. Lipscomb – 48
3. Japanese Kentucky – 82
4. Jacksonville – 109
5. Kennesaw State – 146
6. Central Arkansas – 179 
7. North Florida – 181
8. Bellarmine – 201
9. Stetson – 227
10. North Alabama – 306
11. Jacksonville State – 317
12. FGCU – 333
 
First Staff All-Convention
1. Calli Doan, Liberty (16:57.4) – Runner of the 12 months
2. Hayleigh Palotti, Jacksonville (16:58.9)
3. Adelyn Ackley, Liberty (17:00.4)
4. Jone Zabaleta-Larranaga, Japanese Kentucky (17:10.2)
5. Lydia Miller, Lipscomb (17:11.9)
6. Anna Hostetler, Liberty (17:17.1)
7. Colbi Borland, Lipscomb (17:20.2)
 
Second Staff All-Convention
8. Laura Taborda, Japanese Kentucky (17:20.4)
9. Mackenzie Barnett, Lipscomb (17:20.7)
10. Sarah Hendrick, Kennesaw State (17:22.8)
11. Merabu Nagwandala, Lipscomb (17:23.4)
12. Noel Palmer, Liberty (17:27.6)
13. Katie Meyer, Kennesaw State (17:33.6)
14. Grace Dwyer, Liberty (17:46.8)
 
All-Freshmen Staff
Mackenzie Barnett, Lipscomb (17:20.7) – Freshman of the 12 months
Emma Sullivan, Jacksonville (17:48.4) 
Liza Corso, Lipscomb (17:49.4)
Madison Jones, Jacksonville (17:50.7)
Nyah Hernandez, Kennesaw State (18:10.5)
 
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