Mocs Strong Indoor Campaign Continued Friday Afternoon

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Southern College men's track team continued its strong indoor campaign Friday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla. at the RADD Sports College Invitational. Graduate student Elijah De La Cerda and sophomore Simon DeVoss each picked up the second-fastest time in their respective events in FSC history Friday to lead the way.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: Alachua County Sports Complex at Celebration Pointe | Gainesville, Fla.
 
TOP PERFORMERS

• De La Cerda led a trio of Mocs in the 3,000m. The graduate student crossed the finish in 8:23.86, just hundredths of a second of the school record, while taking seventh overall. The time ranks second all-time at FSC. Just two spots back was junior Christian Giller who turned in the fourth-best time in program history while clocking in at 8:26.84. The final FSC finisher was junior Caleb Brady who placed 18^th while crossing the line in 8:40.53.
• Five Mocs took to the track in the mile, but it was DeVoss who stole the show. Finishing less than a second behind the school record, DeVoss cross the line in 4:09.52 while taking fourth overall. Freshman Andrew Nyland came in just two spots back in sixth while posting a time of 4:12.14, which ranks fourth in the FSC record book. Junior Chris Colavita turned in a time of 4:20.47 to earn 17^th. Brady and Giller also ran the mile and finished 19^th and 20^th, respectively. Brady clocked in at 4:22.81 while Giller crossed in 4:23.62.

 
UP NEXT:
The Moccasins will be back in action tomorrow in Gainesville to complete the RADD Sports College Invitational.