Karley Piers Runs Sixth Best FGCU 5K Time at ASUN Cross Country Championship

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. –Karley Piers (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth HS) managed the FGCU ladies’s cross nation workforce when she turned 36^th place at the ASUN Cross Country Championship held Saturday at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama. The Eagles in twelfth place^th as a workforce.

“We’ve improved in many ways compared to last season. We were hoping for a better result, but apart from that the women have shown a lot of struggle in this race,” mentioned the pinnacle coach Cassandra Goodson. “We are happy that Karley and Mary are reaching private bests. Blake is operating extra constantly at her new degree, so we’re making progress. We’ll maintain working laborious for the regionals in just a few weeks.”

Piers led the Eagles with a time of 17:54.20, which was the sixth-fastest 5K time in program historical past. This was a private greatest when she ran 18:05.53 at the North Alabama Showcase on September 16.

Blake Petrick (St. John’s, Florida/Creekside HS) subsequent crossed the road for the Green-Blues in 18:41.50 and grabbed 74^th Place. Maria McCullough (Highlands Ranch, Colorado/Mountain Vista HS/Colorado Mesa University) was one Place again in 75^th and with a time of 18:41.90, which is over a minute sooner than her 19:43.9 she ran at USF two weeks in the past.

pupil within the first 12 months Gabrielle Spain (Sioux Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Washington HS) was subsequent in 76^th (18:42.10) with Reilly Knight (Tabernacle, NJ/Seneca HS) Stop the clock at 19:55.50 to take the 97^th Job.

Rounding out the FGCU performances that day Maricel Esquiline (Bonita Springs, Florida/Estero HS/Stetson), who accomplished the course in 20:34.70. and completed 108th^th.

Lipscomb gained his ninth ASUN title with 35 factors whereas Liberty completed second (45 factors). Calli Doan of the Flames gained the person title and was ASUN Runner of the Year for the second time, finishing the course in 16:21.00.


The Eagles will return to motion on Friday, November 11 within the NCAA Regionals hosted by North Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.



First general workforce convention
1. Calli Doan, Freedom (16:21.00) – runner of the 12 months
2. Lydia Miller, lip comb (16:26.50)
3. Colbi Borland, Lip Comb (16:34.20)
4. Jone Zabaleta-Larranaga, Eastern Kentucky (16:45.40)
5. Caroline Timm, Kennesaw State (16:46.80)
6. Hayleigh Palotti, Jacksonville (16:49.90)
7. Ava Gordon, Freedom (16:50.50)

Second general workforce convention
8. Kayla Werner, Freedom (16:54.30)
9. Liza Corso, Lip Comb (16:56.00)
10. Ally Suyak, Lipscomb (17:00.70)
11. Mackenzie Barnett, Lipscomb (17:02.50)
12. Anna Hostetler, Freedom (17:05.50)
13. Anouk Van Gils, Eastern Kentucky (17:06.50)
14. Sarah Hendrick, Kennesaw State (17:13.20)

Third general workforce convention
15. Kiara Carter, lip comb (17:20.10)
16. Grace Kilroy, Eastern Kentucky (17:24.10)
17. Catherine Farrell, Freedom (17:26.00)
18. Letizia Martinelli, Queens (17:27,60)
19. Aly Negovetich, Lipscomb (17:29.60)
20. Priscillah Kiplagat, Freedom (17:33.20)
21. Emma Sullivan, Jacksonville (17:35.30)

All Fresman Team
Ava Gordon, Freedom (16:50.50) – Freshman of the Year
Kayla Werner, Freedom (16:54.30)
Letizia Martinelli, Queens (17:27,60)
Aly Negovetich, Lipscomb (17:29.60)
Katrina Schlenker, Freedom (17:38.90)

coach of the 12 months
Nick Polk, Lipscomb

workforce outcomes
1. Lip Comb – 35
2nd Freedom – forty fifth
3. Eastern Kentucky – 102
4. Kennesaw State – 106
5. North Florida – 158
6. Queens – 172
7. Bellarmine – 239
8. Stetson-241
9. Jacksonville-265
10. Central Arkansas – 289
11. North Alabama – 293

12. FGCU-320
13. Jacksonville State – 349
14.Austin Peay-406

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FGCU is led by Cassandra Goodson, whose 15 seasons at the helm have taken the Eagles from their humble beginnings to a aggressive DI program highlighted by eight journeys to the NCAA South Regional Championship. During the Goodson period, each monitor in FGCU’s all-time file e book was written as she coached 21 ASUN All-Conference picks, the 2013 Conference Runner of the Year and three members of the NCAA South All-Region workforce.

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