Women's Cross Country Finishes 5th at SSC Championship

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Florida Southern women's cross country team took fifth overall at the 2023 Sunshine State Conference Championship at Holloway Park in Lakeland, Fla. Saturday morning.
  
Redshirt junior Ellie Fluman and graduate student Cheyenne Young led the way for the Mocs both placing in the top 20. Fluman placed 11^th overall after completing the race in 22:33.9. Not too far behind her was Young who crossed the line 18^th finishing with a time of 23:11.8.  

Fluman earns Second Team All-SSC honors for her top-14 finish her third-straight honor. Junior Emma Mussante was named the SSC Co-Runner of the Year following the race along with Tampa's Aspen Gordon. 
 
The next two Mocs to finish were junior Mya Stam and freshman Emma Nales-Torchio. Stam crossed the line 22nd finishing with a time of 23:28.2. Nales-Torchio came in five spots behind completing the distance in 23:50.1 to place 28^th. 

The next two finishers for the Mocs placed 34^th and 35^th place. Freshman Kira Mothershed rounded out the scoring crossing in 34^th place with a time of 24:05.0. Freshman Emma Pfeiffer placed 35^th completing the race in 24:13.8. 

Tampa took home the team title with 32 points followed by Nova Southeastern (56 pts.) and Palm Beach Atlantic (58 pts.). The Mocs were edged by Embry-Riddle (90 pts.) who took fourth followed by the Mocs with 111 points. 
 
Freshman Grace Reed and sophomore Caitlin Beery finished 41^st and 45^th, respectively. Reed completed the distance in 24:37.3 while Beery crossed the line in 24:48.7. Sophomore Rachel Hockenberry finished two spots behind Beery coming in 47^th place crossing with a time of 25:01.0.  
 
The final four Moccasin finishers were junior Jinia Johnson (49^th, 25:12.4), senior Emery Roth (54^th, 25:28.4), freshman Ashley Girouard (56^th, 25:33.3), and senior Carolina Titus (57^th, 25:38.0). 
 
The Mocs will now begin preparation for the 2023 NCAA South Region Championship which will be held in Montevallo, Ala. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4 with the women taking off at 8:30 a.m.   

 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE FINISHERS

11th	Ellie Fluman	22:33.9
18th	Cheyenne Young	23:11.8
22nd	Mya Stam	23:28.2
28th	Emma Nales-Torchio	23:50.1
34th	Kira Mothershed	24:05.0
35th	Emma Pfeiffer	24:13.8
41st	Grace Reed	24:37.3
45th	Caitlin Beery	24:48.7
47th	Rachel Hockenberry	25:01.0
49th	Jinia Johnson	25:12.3
54th	Emery Roth	25:28.4
56th	Ashley Girouard	25:33.3
57th	Carolina Titus	25:38.0