Giller Captures NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Florida Southern College men's track team traveled to St. Louis, Mo. for the WashU Distance Carnival hosted by Washington University. Five Moccasins were in action with junior Christian Giller leading the way with the second-fastest 10,000m in school history while capturing an NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: Francis Olympic Field |St. Louis, Mo.
 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Giller led a group of four Moccasins in the 10K. He finished seventh overall in a field of 175. His time of 29:45.07 is the second fastest in program history and a personal best for Giller. Classmate Chris Colavita came across in 40^th with the seventh-fastest time in program history at 30:38.36. Freshman Eli Zuppa just missed out on a top-10 all-time performance as he took 67^th while stopping the clock at 31:20.36. The final Moc to cross the finish was senior Aiden Redmond who finished 12 spots behind Zuppa in 79^th while clocking in at 31:32.97.
• Graduate student Elijah De La Cerda became the first Moccasin this season to compete in the 3,000m steeplechase as he crossed the finish in 9:21.95 to take 17^th overall. His time was good for sixth in the FSC Record Book as he becomes the second fastest individual in FSC history to compete in the event.

 
UP NEXT:
The Moccasins will be back in action April 4-5 as the squad splits in two with one group heading to Daytona Beach for the ERAU Running Elements Classic while a smaller group will travel to Gainesville for the Pepsi Florida Relays.