Mussante Captures School Record at WashU Distance Carnival

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Florida Southern College women's track team sent a small contingent to St. Louis, Mo. to compete in the WashU Distance Carnival hosted by Washington University. Senior Emma Mussante continued her tremendous 2024-25 year with another school record, this time in the 10,000m, to lead the team. Mussante's time also earned her an NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark in the event.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Location: Francis Olympic Field | St. Louis, Mo.
 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Mussante led a group of three Moccasins in the 10K. The trio competed Thursday night as they all turned in top-10 all-time performances. Mussante led the way as she placed 27^th overall with a time of 36:00.69, more than 19 seconds lower than the previous school record. Classmate Mya Stam stopped the clock next in 42^nd as she came across in 37:08.78 for the sixth-best time in FSC history. The final Moccasin in the event was graduate student and former 10K record holder Ellie Fluman who took home the 10^th fastest time in program history while claiming 48^th in Missouri while stopping the clock at 37:31.64.
• The final two Mocs in action were sophomore Grace Reed and junior Rachel Hockenberry who competed in the 5,000m Friday night. Reed turned in the sixth-best time this season for FSC while taking 58^th at 17:49.27. Hockenberry came across with the 10^th-fastest time this season for FSC at 18:37.34 while taking 111^th overall.

 
 
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.