THE FACTS: Women's Cross Country at the ASUN Championships

MEET DAY | The North Florida women's cross country team heads to Fort Myers for the ASUN Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday (Nov. 2).

OSPREY FACTS
LAST TIME OUT | Sophomore Grace Gumpel led the North Florida women's cross country team with a 16th place finish at the Florida State Cross Country Invitational … Camryn Cooney and Raquel Lespasio joined Gumpel in the Top 30 with 22nd and 27th respective finishes … The Ospreys finished fourth in a field of 24 teams in the 5k race.

MAKING STRIDES | The North Florida women's lineup features three of the top-30 finishers from the FSU Invitational (Grace Gumpel, Camryn Cooney, and Raquel Lespasio) … The team was ranked in the USTFCCCA Spoth Regional Rankings, listed at No. 14 in week five.

NOTABLE OPPONENTS | The ASUN Conference has two other regional ranked teams including Liberty and Lipscomb ... Liberty was last ranked ninth in the Southeast Region and Lipscomb was at No. 11 in the South Region.

EVENT SCHEDULE | The men's 8K race will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the women's 5K at 9:30 a.m. and the awards ceremony at 10:30 a.m. ... The championship will be streamed on ESPN and live stats will also be available.

UP NEXT | The Ospreys will compete in the NCAA South Regionals Friday, Nov. 15 in Tallahassee, Fla.

PIGG'S POINTS
"We have a very focused group that has put a lot of effort into preparing for the ASUN Championships. Things have gone well this Fall considering we're redshirting Lydia van Dijk. A lot of other young ladies have stepped up and we're ready to race. Camryn Cooney has continued to run well and is somewhat faster than last year. She is better and consistent. Grace Gumpel has been faster and more consistent as well. She works hard and they both provide a 1-2 pinch for us. Raquel Lespasio has had a breakout season. Last year she learned a lot and came in this fall ready to roll. She has not only provided strong performances but has been an inspiration. Sadie McLaughlin has also made some nice improvements. I think she and Raquel both decided they wanted to be good this season. Talent backed by desire is strong and this team is turning the corner. We know how to work and live clean so now we are just consistently doing our best. The future looks good and it will be exciting to race this Saturday ." --Head coach Jeff Pigg

OSPREYS SCHEDULED TO COMPETE (9)
Camryn Cooney
Grace Gumpel
Raquel Lespasio
Sadie McLaughlin
Hannah Evans
Chelsey Oliver
Skye Zeller
Tina Cesnik
Ciara Golliher

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Players Mentioned

Tina Cesnik

Camryn Cooney

Hannah Evans

Ciara Golliher

Grace Gumpel

Raquel Lespasio

Sadie McLaughlin

Chelsey Oliver

Lydia van Dijk

Skye Zeller

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