Friday, November 11
Tallahasse, Fla.
8:30 a.m.
University of North Florida
at
NCAA South Regional
Top 10 Finish for Eden Meyer Leads Women's Cross Country at NCAA Regional
11/11/2016 9:40:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Final Results (pdf)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The North Florida women's cross country team concluded its 2016 season with a 15th-place finish Friday morning in the NCAA South Region meet at Apalachee Regional Park.
Junior standout Eden Meyer led the charge for UNF earning an eighth place individual finish with a personal best time of 20:23.1 over the 6k course. Her time and finish were the best in program history at an NCAA Regional meet in the Division I era, and she also earned her second NCAA All-District honor.Â
Fellow junior Grace Meyer, bested her career mark by almost two seconds, en route to finishing 67th at 21:47 while freshman Brittany Lang was the squad's third finisher after running a 22:13 (87th) in her collegiate 6k debut. Sophomore Audrey Carpenter was 115th (22:34) and senor Mary Kate Thyfault finished 161st (23:23) to round out the list of Top 5 for the Ospreys.
Mississippi State (66) edged Ole Miss (67) by a single point to claim the team title. The Ospreys, who entered the event ranked 15th in the South Region, finished with a team score of 415.
Notable
- Eden Meyer bested her personal best 6k time set at the 2014 NCAA South Region during her freshman season, when she finished 20th... Her time is the fastest in the UNF program's NCAA Region DI era... Her 8th place finish is the program's best and matches the 2nd highest finish for current ASUN members
- 6 of 7 runners for UNF posted PR times with Grace Meyer and Morgan Rodriguez both improving by nearly 2 seconds
- Osprey freshmen duo of Brittany Lang and Emma Grantges both made their debuts in the 6k
Quotable...
"Our women had a solid day to finish the season. They were led by Eden Meyer, who had just a fabulous day in finishing 8th overall, which is the highest finish ever for a UNF runner at NCAA cross country regional. She competed very well and put herself in great position for a strong finish. Grace Meyer also continued to demonstrate the improvements she's made all season. Our top five rounded out with Britt (Lang), Audrey (Carpenter) and M.K. (Mary Kate Thyfault). I'm very proud of all our runners and their hard work and dedication this whole season." -- Head coach Jeff Pigg
UNF Runners
8) Eden Meyer (20:23.1) Â PR
67) Grace Meyer (21:47.1) Â PR
87) Brittany Lang (22:13.7) Â PR
115) Audrey Carpenter (22:34.9)Â
161) Mary Kate Thyfault (23:23.4) Â PR
170) Morgan Rodriguez (23:29.3) Â PR
192) Emma Grantges (24:03.8) Â PR
Top 15 Teams
Â
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The North Florida women's cross country team concluded its 2016 season with a 15th-place finish Friday morning in the NCAA South Region meet at Apalachee Regional Park.
Junior standout Eden Meyer led the charge for UNF earning an eighth place individual finish with a personal best time of 20:23.1 over the 6k course. Her time and finish were the best in program history at an NCAA Regional meet in the Division I era, and she also earned her second NCAA All-District honor.Â
Fellow junior Grace Meyer, bested her career mark by almost two seconds, en route to finishing 67th at 21:47 while freshman Brittany Lang was the squad's third finisher after running a 22:13 (87th) in her collegiate 6k debut. Sophomore Audrey Carpenter was 115th (22:34) and senor Mary Kate Thyfault finished 161st (23:23) to round out the list of Top 5 for the Ospreys.
Mississippi State (66) edged Ole Miss (67) by a single point to claim the team title. The Ospreys, who entered the event ranked 15th in the South Region, finished with a team score of 415.
Notable
- Eden Meyer bested her personal best 6k time set at the 2014 NCAA South Region during her freshman season, when she finished 20th... Her time is the fastest in the UNF program's NCAA Region DI era... Her 8th place finish is the program's best and matches the 2nd highest finish for current ASUN members
- 6 of 7 runners for UNF posted PR times with Grace Meyer and Morgan Rodriguez both improving by nearly 2 seconds
- Osprey freshmen duo of Brittany Lang and Emma Grantges both made their debuts in the 6k
Quotable...
"Our women had a solid day to finish the season. They were led by Eden Meyer, who had just a fabulous day in finishing 8th overall, which is the highest finish ever for a UNF runner at NCAA cross country regional. She competed very well and put herself in great position for a strong finish. Grace Meyer also continued to demonstrate the improvements she's made all season. Our top five rounded out with Britt (Lang), Audrey (Carpenter) and M.K. (Mary Kate Thyfault). I'm very proud of all our runners and their hard work and dedication this whole season." -- Head coach Jeff Pigg
UNF Runners
8) Eden Meyer (20:23.1) Â PR
67) Grace Meyer (21:47.1) Â PR
87) Brittany Lang (22:13.7) Â PR
115) Audrey Carpenter (22:34.9)Â
161) Mary Kate Thyfault (23:23.4) Â PR
170) Morgan Rodriguez (23:29.3) Â PR
192) Emma Grantges (24:03.8) Â PR
Top 15 Teams
Â
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
Ospreys 2016-2017 Year-in-Review
Saturday, July 01
2017 Student-Athlete Banquet Highlights
Monday, April 24
2016-2017 UNF Student Athlete Awards Banquet - Senior Send-Off
Friday, April 21
2016 Year-in-Review
Monday, January 02
