ORLANDO, Fla. – Graduate student Mitchell Kozik became the third Florida Southern men's and women's track athlete to set a school this season as he took down his own 3,000m steeplechase mark while taking second at the Knights Invite Friday night on the campus of UCF. The Mocs competed in four events Friday night with the women seeing action in the 1500m and the men taking on the 1500m, 5000m and 3000m steeplechase.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: UCF Soccer and Track Complex | Orlando, Fla.
Host Institution: UCF
 
TOP PERFORMERS
FLORIDA SOUTHERN WOMEN:

• Freshman Emma Mussante led a group of five Moccasins in the 1500m. The Middleburg, Fla. native took 16^th overall while posting a time of 4:54.08. Sophomore Carolina Titus was the next Moc finisher as she placed 22^nd with a time of 4:58.63. Finishing two spots back in 24^th was freshman Marisa Kortright who crossed the line in 5:01.30. Freshmen Julia Svartstrom and Mya Stam placed 26^th and 27^th, respectively, with Svartstrom clocking in at 5:04.77 and Stam coming across in 5:05.29.

 
FLORIDA SOUTHERN MEN:

• One week removed from posting the third fastest 3,000m steeplechase time in program history at the Lee Invitational, graduate student Mitchell Kozik broke his own school record in the event at the Knights Invite. Kozik took second overall with a time of 9:18.45 which surpassed his previous mark of 9:19.21 which he ran last season at the North Florida Invitational. Junior Brady Zimmerman helped pace Kozik early in the race and ended up finishing 15^th overall after crossing the finish in 10:24.27.
• Graduate student Joshua Wagner led the way in the 1500m as he posted the 10^th fastest time in program history while finishing fifth with a time of 3:54.15. Junior Alex Guy earned a top-10 finish as he crossed the line in 10^th at 4:00.23. Freshman Caden Kwiatkowski clocked in at 4:12.10 to take 31^st while sophomore Noah Ellenback completed the distance in 4:16.66 to place 39^th.
• Freshmen Seth Augustynowski and Aiden Redmond were the final two Mocs on the track as they both competed in the 5000m. Augustynowski crossed the finish in 30^th with a time of 16:13.94 while Redmond placed 41^st in 16:44.96.

 
UP NEXT:
The Moccasins return to action tomorrow, March 26 as they continue action at the Knights Invite in Orlando, Fla.