Allen Takes Second in the 5K to Highlight Tampa Distance Classic

TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Southern men's track team returned to action on the track as the Moccasins took on the Tampa Distance Classic Friday night. Junior Owen Allen highlighted the night with a second place finish in the 5000m while freshman Anthony Matthew earned a top-10 finish.      
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: UT Pepin Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Junior Owen Allen led the Moccasin contingent Friday night with a second place finish in a packed 5000m field. The Mocs alone had 15 competitors in the event which was split into five heats. Allen earned the podium finish with a time of 14:43.96. Freshman Anthony Matthew was next to cross for the Mocs as he placed seventh overall after crossing the line in 15:02.33. Junior Bryson Yamnitz and freshman Christian Giller finished back-to-back in 12^th and 13^th, respectively. Yamnitz completed the distance in 15:09.78 while Giller crossed the line in 15:10. 21. Freshman Caleb Brady rounded out FSC's top-20 finishers as he placed 18^th in 15:24.65. Fellow freshman Chris Colavita finished just inside the top-25 in 24^th at 15:34.34. Senior Alex Guy came in two spots back in 26^th with a time of 15:36.37. The final eight Moc finishers included sophomore Seth Augustynowski (36^th, 15:47.12), freshman Karl van Gelder (37^th, 15:48.14), sophomore Caden Kwiatkowski (46^th, 15:59.88), junior Luke Dickinson (52^nd, 16:07.42), sophomore Aiden Redmond (56^th, 16:14.16), senior David Pautienus (58^th, 16:17.97), freshman Nathaniel Goetz (67^th, 16:32.46) and senior Billy Adams (80^th, 17:11.44).
• Sophomore Jaylen Caneus led a trio of Mocs in the 800m as he took 18^th overall after stopping the clock at 1:59.18. Freshman Luke Reeves finished eight spots back in 26^th at 2:03.65 while junior Tyler Gulluscio crossed the line in 2:14.45 to take 43^rd.
• Freshman Luke Kaelin was the only other individual competitor and took 20^th in the 1500m after stopping the clock at 4:27.91.
• Reeves, Caneus, Gulluscio and van Gelder closed out the meet in the 4x400m relay as the quartet teamed up to run the 10^th fastest relay in program history at 3:45.04 to take sixth overall.

 
UP NEXT:
The Moccasins will be back in action Thursday and Friday, March 16-17, at the River City Relays in Jacksonville, Fla.