Falcons Win FAU Invitational

The men's cross country team held off fifteen teams Friday evening, pulling out a one point victory over University of Miami.  The Falcons scored 70 points and were lead by freshman Evan Casterline who finished 6th with a time of 15:54 for the 5000 meter race distance.  Running without their top runner, the Falcons put five runners in the top 20 of the field of 137 runners.  The Falcons had a tight pack with only 31 seconds seperating their top five.  Sophomore Julian Pomales ran second for the Falcons and placed 14th overall with a time of 16:18, Jayven Garcia was third for the Falcons in 15th place, only three seconds behind Pomales.  Freshman Isaac Morrison finished in 16th place, running 16:24, with freshman Pedro Zapata rounding out the Falcon five just one second behing Morrison.  Freshman Joel Jean was the 6th Falcon runner to cross the line with a solid 16:29 and freshman Zeniel Lizardo  and sophomore Ivan Marin-Padilla were able to get under the 17 minute mark with a 16:50 and 16:55, placing 38th and 41st. Other Falcon runners included Brendan Hamilton (17:15, 53rd), Jacob Bormet (18:20, 76th), and Josue Brito (19:09, 101st).   Along with Miami, the Falcons took down Florida Gulf Coast (83 points) and Stetson (95 points).  "The guys ran really well as a group.  We sat Jared (Falchook) out today just to rest after he had been sick this week and this really shows the strength and depth of the team.  Nine guys within a minute of each other is a good thing in cross country.  commented Head Coach Judy Wilson. 

Full Results can be found at:  https://mogotiming.com/live-results