TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In the Florida state capital, Jacksonville cross country was at it again, this time at the NCAA Pre-Regional hosted by Florida State. And it was once again
Isabel DeVos leading the charge for the Dolphins.
DeVos finished 30
th overall with a time of 22:30.4. She was less than one minute off pace to break her personal best in the 6000m. Among JU student-athletes, she had the best finish and was the fourth highest finishing ASUN cross country runner, just three seconds behind a runner from FGCU in 29
th.
Behind DeVos was freshman Kyla Perez, racing in just her second collegiate meet. Perez finished 85
th with a time of 23:39.7. It was her first time running the 6K.
Inside the top-100,
Alexis Holmes earned 97
th place behind a time of 23:54.1. The junior from Jacksonville was less than 40 seconds off her personal best time in the event.
Rounding out the Dolphin contingency was freshman
Kiara Rakes, too racing in the first 6K of her career. Rakes set her new career mark in the event with a time of 25:13.2, finishing in 152nd place.
With its four runners, Jacksonville as a team finished in 16th place among 28 teams. It was the third best finish among ASUN schools.
The next time the 'Phins take to the course will be in Lakeland, Fla. on Oct. 2 for the FLRunners.com Invitational.