Ospreys head back to Tallahassee

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida men's and women's outdoor track and field teams return to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete in the FSU Relays this weekend. The meet is a two-day event set to begin at 10 a.m. on Friday with the men's high jump.

This weekend's meet will be an opportunity for the Ospreys to compete against top tier programs like Texas A&M, Michigan and South Florida.

Schedule: FSU Relays, Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29

Where: Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State University: Mike Long Track)

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Last Season: The Lady Ospreys dominated the high jump at last year's meet, with three athletes placing in the top-five. Amy Stroder finished second with a height of 1.70m, while teammates Elise Trexler (1.60m) and Emily Kohler (1.60m) finished behind her in fourth and fifth-place, respectively. Kohler added two more top-five finishes in the triple jump (10.98m) and javelin-throw (40.10m). Amanda Davey took home third-place in the 10,000m run with at time of 37:34.64. Sarah Coghlan had a third-place finish of her own with a time of 11:40.92 in the 3000m steeplechase.

On the men's side, Goran Kosic had the best finish for the Ospreys with his fourth-place time of 32:34.04 in the 10,000m. Patrick Canfield finished a few spots behind Kosic in eighth place with a time of 33:31.23. Fredrick Johansson took home fourth place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:29.53.

Notables: Senior Amanda Davey should pick things up right where she left off last week and continue to lead the way for UNF. Davey took home second in the 3000m (9:53.89) and seventh place in the 1,500m (4:44.13). Fellow senior Sarah Coghlan hopes to build on her performances from last week as well. Coghlan finished eighth in the 1,500m (4:44.66) and third in the 3,000m with a time of 9:58.62.

As for the men, keep an eye out for Sammy Palmer and Nathan Holden this weekend, as they will be competing in the 10,000m for the first time this season.

Quotable:

Assistant coach Julie Stackhouse: “This weekend's meet is a much bigger event than last week's. There will be plenty of good competition, so it will give us a good opportunity to challenge ourselves early in the season. It will be interesting to see how we respond to the challenge.”

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