SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Both Jacksonville cross country programs were at it again Saturday morning in Spartanburg at the USC Upstate Invite.
On the women's side sophomore
Isabel DeVos paced the pack, finishing 35
th in t he 5K with a time of 18:21.2. She finished nine seconds behind her season-best time while also finishing as the top Dolphin for the third time this season.
DeVos was also the second highest finishing ASUN runner in the event.
Behind DeVos was freshman
Kyla Perez Rodriguez in 129
th with a time of 19:45.
Alexis Holmes finished just behind the freshman with a time of 19:55.9.
The Dolphins were rounded out by freshman
Kiara Rakes (20:36.8),
Annah Priyadi (21:18.1), freshman
Caroline Stickler (22:08.0), freshman
Ayana Hawkins (22:22.8) and
Marissa Grace (23:54.1).
On the men's side, freshman
Andrew Boyer was the highest finishing Dolphin with his time of 26:41.1. His time was good enough for 150
th place in the 8K and a new personal best.
Ryan Miller was the only other Dolphin in the top-200 behind Boyer with a time of 26:59.0 and a placement of 172.
Freshman
Madison Carty earned a time of 27:29.0, with
Gabe Edwards (27:32.8),
Robert Welling (27:51.9),
Caleb Brigman (27:57.1) and
Paul Svilokos (29:13.4) all completing the list of Dolphin runners.
The Upstate Invite served as the final regular season meet for the 'Phins, as both the men's and women's teams will now turn their attention to the ASUN Championship.
The Championship this season will be hosted in Richmond, Ky. on Friday, Oct. 30. Keep up to date on ASUN Championship information on JUDolphins.com.