Men's Cross Country Falls Short to Nationally Ranked Teams

Friday, February 5

Tallahassee, FL

8:30 a.m.

University of North Florida

FSU Invitational

Nathan Jubran running at the FSU Winter Classic

2/5/2021 11:52:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

FSU Winter Classic Results

Meet: FSU Winter Classic
Location: Tallahassee, Fla.
Date: Friday, Feb. 5, 2021

COURSE REPORT

Junior Nathan Jubran led the North Florida men's cross country team with a 27th place finish in the Garnet 8K. The field included seven nationally ranked programs with the Ospreys edging out Florida and ASUN foe Liberty. UNF finished 13th out of a field of 20 teams.

Freshman Justin Tackling led North Florida in the Gold 8K with a 30th place finish. The Ospreys placed fifth in a field of 10, defeating crosstown rival Jacksonville.

FINISH LINE

Garnet 8K

Nathan Jubran finished 27th with a personal record of 24:11.2 in the Garnet 8K
Freshman Jake Turner ran the 8K course in 24:36.7, finishing 61st
Aidan O'Gorman set a personal record with a time of 24:59.9

Gold 8K

Freshman Justin Tackling (26:05.1) led the squad in the Gold 8K with a 30th place finish
Fellow first-year Thomas Weiler set a personal record in the 8K with a time of 26:11.1 placing 34th
Anderson Bobo closed out the top-40 placing 38th in 26:17.5

PIGG'S POINTS

Garnet

"The race was super competitive. When you put a bunch of top-25 teams in the country in the same race it is extremely competitive. It was the toughest field we have seen in my 9 years here at UNF. It was a solid race and we handled the chaos quite well. We beat some good teams and had some very strong individual performances. Nathan Jubran put together another really good race, one of the best of his career. He went out in 70th place, kept moving up and competed well. Jake Turner also had another good one. He is transitioning to 8K and college competition well and I'm really proud of how he competed. Aidan O'Gorman ran solid again and I think he will keep getting stronger. It was a collegiate best for Timothy Doyle and he closed very well. Jared Vazquez and Robert Pedroza both also ran well." -- Head coach Jeff Pigg

Gold

"In the gold race our guys competed hard. Justin Tackling is handling the 8k well and is continuing to improve. He ran smart and handled the first big race well. Also freshman Thomas Weiler had a good day. He ran with confidence and took a good step forward." -- Head coach Jeff Pigg