Women’s Cross Country Clocks Five In Top-25, Places Fourth At Queens City Invite

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida Women’s Cross Country placed fourth in the Women’s 5K at the Queens City Invite at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday night.

The Ospreys totaled 88 points to finish fourth in the 29-team field and trailed only Elon, Charlotte and Marshall.

Freshman Viktoria Kamml made her collegiate debut and paced all Ospreys with a 13th-place time of 18:05.4. Senior Annika Buser followed in 15th at 18:10.0. Freshman Katelyn O’Brien continued her impressive start to her collegiate career with a 21st-place time of 18:21.1.

Junior Madeline Castillo made her season debut with a time of 18:23.4 for 22nd-place. Freshman Sophia Aldridge rounded out five Ospreys in the top-25 of the individual standings with a 25th-place finish at 18:27.1.

Junior Cohen Kooker finished 28th with a time of 18:39.6, while junior Lilly Schuster made her season debut with a 31st-place finish at 18:44.4. Senior Mei Chiang finished 34th with a time of 18:48.2.

Junior Sofia Skidmore finished 46th with a time of 19:19.3, while freshman Isabella Heideman followed in 47th at 19:21.5.

Junior Brooke Yates rounded out the top-50 with a time of 19:23.9, while freshman Kylie Stapor placed 52nd at 19:32.0.

 

UNF RESULTS

13. Viktoria Kamml – 18:05.4

15. Annika Buser – 18:10.0

21. Katelyn O’Brien – 18:21.1

22. Madeline Castillo – 18:23.4

25. Sophia Aldridge – 18:27.1

28. Cohen Kooker – 18:39.6

31. Lilly Schuster – 18:44.4

34. Mei Chiang – 18:48.2

46. Sofia Skidmore – 19:19.3

47. Isabella Heideman – 19:21.5

50. Brooke Yates – 19:23.9

52. Kylie Stapor  – 19:32.0

 

TEAM RESULTS

1. Elon – 24

2. Charlotte – 63

3. Marshall – 75

4. North Florida – 88

5. Queens (NC) – 205

6. Fayetteville St. – 212

7. Auburn Montgomery – 226

8. Georgia College – 269

9. Augusta – 275

10. USC Aiken – 282

11. Lenoir-Rhyne – 324

12. Mount Olive – 350

13. Lees-McRae – 397

14. Citadel – 409

15. UVA-Wise – 454

16. Virginia Union – 457

17. Belmont Abbey – 463

18. Pellissippi State CC – 539

19. USC-Beaufort – 591

20. South Carolina State – 599

21. NC Central – 637

22. Barton – 665

23. Johnson C. Smith – 698

24. Warren Wilson – 706

25. Shaw – 751

26. Voorhees – 803

 

UP NEXT

North Florida continues its season at the Georgia Tech XC Invitational on Oct. 2 in Atlanta, Ga.