Mussante Sets New Program Record in the Mile

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Southern women's track team returned to action Friday afternoon to begin competition at the RADD Sports College Invitational. The Moccasins saw action in two events including the 3,000m and the mile. Senior Emma Mussante led the way as she lowered her own school record in the mile by four seconds.    
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: Alachua County Sports Complex at Celebration Pointe | Gainesville, Fla.
 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Mussante led a group of five Mocs in the mile as the top-three all found their way into the program's all-time top-10. Mussante was the first Moccasin to cross the finish in a new record time of 5:03.80 to place ninth overall. Sophomore Grace Reed earned the sixth spot in the record book with a mark of 5:14.01 while placing 15^th overall. Fellow sophomore Kira Mothershed was next in line for the Mocs as she stopped the clock at 5:15.57 to place 16^th overall and 10^th in the FSC record book. The final two Mocs in the event were junior Rachel Hockenberry (19^th, 5:21.68) and freshman Emma Nales-Torchio (20^th, 5:21.98).
• The opening event of the meet for the Mocs was the 3,000m as graduate student Ellie Fluman and senior Mya Stam toed the line. Fluman completed the distance in 10:25.72 to take eighth overall. The mark also earned Fluman the fifth-best time in program history. Stam came across five spots back in 13^th at 10:39.83.

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