HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Florida Southern College women's cross country team returned to action Saturday morning after taking nearly a month away from competition. Senior
Emma Mussante and graduate student
Ellie Fluman once again etched their names in the FSC record book as the pair each posted their second top-10 6K time in program history. The Mocs took seventh as a team in the 34-member field.
Mussante posted the fourth-best 6K time in program history while taking 20
th overall in the 272-member field. The senior crossed the finish in 21:33.40, just missing out on her personal best of 21:32.4, set last season at the NCAA South Region Championship. Fluman came in 10 spots back in 30
th while claiming the 10
th-best time in program history at 21:50.10, just five seconds off her personal best. Sophomore
Emma Pfeiffer rounded out the top three for the Mocs as she took 48
th to finish just inside the top-50. Pfeiffer stopped the clock at 22:08.80.
Senior
Mya Stam and graduate student
Cheyenne Young completed the scoring five for the Mocs. Stam crossed the line in 22:17.70 to place 55
th while Young clocked in at 22:25.60, good for 65
th. Junior
Rachel Hockenberry was the first non-scorer for the Mocs as she took 78
th while turning in a time of 22:38.30.
The next three Moccasins all finished inside the top-100 as sophomore
Grace Reed led the trio in 89
th at 22:44.70. The next two FSC finishers were sophomores
Emma Nales-Torchio and
Kira Mothershed. Nales-Torchio finished 93
rd while stopping the clock at 22:51.40 while Mothershed came in three spots back in 96
th at 22:56.50.
The Mocs finished ahead of a pair of ranked teams including 13
th-ranked Lee (13
th) and 25
th-ranked SCAD (16
th) while 16
th-ranked Pittsburg State took home the team title with 62 points. Rounding out the top three were 12
th-ranked Chico State (67 pts.) and 27
th-ranked Cedarville (97 pts.). All three Sunshine State Conference teams at the meet finished in the top-seven with Nova Southeastern taking fourth, Tampa, fifth and the Mocs seventh.
The Florida Southern women's cross country team will be back in action Friday, Oct. 18 as the Mocs host their second meet of the season, the Ed Holloway Collegiate XC Classic.
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