ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Southern men's and women's track teams wrapped up competition at the Knights Invite hosted by UCF Saturday afternoon. The men and women each picked up one top-10 program mark while the men earned an individual victory in the form of junior
Brady Zimmerman who took home the 3000m title.
Â
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: UCF Soccer and Track Complex | Orlando, Fla.
Host Institution: UCF
Â
TOP PERFORMERS
FLORIDA SOUTHERN WOMEN:
- Junior Rebecca Ramsay continues to rewrite the 100m record book at Florida Southern as she posted her third top-10 time of the season Saturday as she took 29th overall in the event with the seventh fastest time in program history with a 13.65.
- Senior Alayna Goll led the Moccasin contingent in the 3000m with a second place showing after crossing the finish in 11:00.21. Freshman Karah McElhone came in just behind in third with a time of 11:02.17. Finishing three spots back in sixth was freshman Emily Opalinski who clocked in at 11:51.03. Freshman Chloe Hacker and sophomore Kaylee Padar rounded out the Moc finishers in seventh and eighth, respectively. Hacker stopped the clock at 11:59.30 while Padar came in at 12:25.67.Â
- Sophomore Sophie Barth and senior Kate Hanna competed in the 800m. Barth came in 34th after completing the distance in 2:28.65. Hanna clocked in at 3:08.48 to finish in 52nd.
Â
FLORIDA SOUTHERN MEN:
- A day after helping pace teammate Mitchell Kozik to a school record in the 3000m steeplechase, junior Brady Zimmerman took top honors in the 3000m after topping the field with a time of 9:00.28. Freshman James Simpson earned a top-five finish as he took fourth followed by sophomore Zach Dale in fifth. Simpson turned in a time of 9:30.21 while Dale stopped the clock at 9:44.60.
- Junior Alex Guy, who competed in the 1500m Friday night, took fifth in the 800m Saturday with the fifth fastest time in program history at 1:53.95. Sophomore Bryson Yamnitz and freshman Jaylen Caneus finished 17th and 19th, respectively, in the event. Yamnitz came across in 1:58.64 while Caneus clocked in at 1:59.15. The final Moc finisher was sophomore Luke Dickinson who came across 40th with a time of 2:06.32.
Â
UP NEXT:
The Moccasins return to action Friday, April 1 as they open up competition in Daytona Beach, Fla. at the Eagle Invitational hosted by Embry-Riddle.
Â