THE FACTS: Mizzou Gans Creek Classic

Friday, September 27

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 p.m.

University of North Florida

Gans Creek Classic

9/26/2019 10:30:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MEET DAY | The North Florida cross country teams head to Missouri for the Mizzou Gans Creek Classic Friday (Sept. 27).

OSPREY FACTS
LAST TIME OUT | Nathan Jubran won his second consecutive individual title in leading the North Florida men's cross country squad to a runner-up finish at Florida's Mt. Dew Invitational ... Jubran and Freshman Aidan O'Gorman earned ASUN Runner of the Week honors after their performances at Florida… The women's team earned a third-place finish at the Mountain Dew Invitational led by Camryn Cooney with a 12th-place finish … Both teams are still in the top-15 in the South Region Polls, with the men ranked 9th and the women 14th for the second consecutive week.

MAKING STRIDES | The North Florida men's lineup features four of the top-20 finishers from the Mt. Dew Invitational (Nathan Jubran, Leo Queyrou, Rob Leverone, and Aidan O'Gorman) … The women's team will be led by Camryn Cooney, Grace Gumpel and Raquel Lespasio, the team's top three runners in the last meet.

NOTABLE OPPONENTS | The Mizzou Invitational will feature three other regionally-ranked men's teams including host Mizzou, Drake, and Texas A&M … The women's race will feature two regionally ranked teams Mizzou and Texas A&M … The Tigers are hosting 10 teams.

EVENT SCHEDULE | The women's 6K race will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by the men's 8K race at 6:30 p.m. ... The award ceremony will start at 7:30 p.m.

UP NEXT | The Ospreys will compete at the FSU Invitational hosted by the Seminoles Oct. 11 in Tallahassee, Fla.

PIGG'S POINTS
"This is a very exciting opportunity for our teams. Missouri has built a fabulous new course that is home to the State high school championships. This will be the first race on the course. Coach Halter and his staff go to great lengths to host track and cross country meets so I know it will be a first-class event. The competition is strong with Missouri, Texas A&M, UAB, Illinois State and Drake. It is nice to race a lot of strong teams and see opponents that we do not see on a regular basis. Our teams are coming together after some early season sickness and aches and pains so we should be ready to roll. We are all really looking forward to the races on Friday evening." -- head coach Jeff Pigg

OSPREYS SCHEDULED TO COMPETE
Women (10)
Tina Cesnik
Camryn Cooney
Hannah Evans
Grace Gumpel
Magnolia Lake
Raquel Lespasio
Maggie Lyons
Sadie McLaughlin
Lydia van Dijk
Skye Zeller

Men (10)
Anderson Bobo
Christian Conder
Nathan Jubran
Logan Horning
Aidan O'Gorman
Rob Leverone
Leo Queyrou
Andrew Stivers
Sem Sultanov
Jared Vazquez