FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern cross country program kicked off the 2013 season with two top-5 finishes Friday at the South Florida Bulls Invitational. The men claimed third place overall, while the women claimed fourth.
On the men's side, freshman
Wade White (East Stroudsburgh, Pa.) made a strong collegiate debut. White claimed 11th place overall as the Sharks' lead runner with a time of 15:13.36.
Katey CoDyre (So., Bowmanville, Canada) claimed 17th place with a time of 18:12.20.
The men's third-palce finish put them ahead of Sunshine State Conference schools Saint Leo, Tampa, Rollins and Florida Tech. Behind White by less than a second was
Long Tran (Sr., Saigon, Vietnam), who clocked in at 15:14.10 in 12th place.
Thomas Ingalls (Fr., St. George, Utah) made his debut and finished in 18th place with a time of 15:22.60.
The women's 4th-place finish topped Florida Tech, Florida Southern and Lynn.
Rose Howell (Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) was second among Shark ladies with a time of 18:28.15, good for 22nd place. Behind Howell was
Aimee Sims (Jr., St. Anne, Ill.) with a time of 19:30.01 and a 54th-place finish.
The Sharks will compete on Saturday when they return to the Mountain Dew Invitational, hosted by the University of Florida, in Gainesville, Fla.
*After the event, USF announced that the track was not measured correctly. Therefore, all times do not count towards personal bests or all-time records.
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