CLEVELAND, Tenn. - The North Florida track and field team had great performances on the track and in the field through tough weather with a total of 10 athletes grabbing top-10 spots in the Flames Invitational at Lee University on Friday evening.

Aidan O'Gorman had a spectacular run in the 5000m race just two weeks after breaking the 10,000m school record. He cut nearly 30 seconds off his old personal-best time with a new lifetime best mark of 14:03.74.

Mia McLain and Emma Jane Schlageter were the leaders for the women in their meets with back-to-back finishes of ninth and 10th. Erica Fisher was also a strong performer for the Ospreys with her personal-best run of 17:18.00 in the 5000m race.

IN THE FIELD

• Kaley Petrosky hit the 1.55m mark on her first attempt in the women's high jump to turn in a seventh-place finish.
• Izabelle Hays also cleared the 1.55m mark in her second high jump attempt to finish 11th.

ON THE TRACK

Men's Races

• O'Gorman keeps demolishing personal-best times, as he chopped off 30 seconds off his 5000m mark with a second-place time of 14:03.74 that was just under two seconds short of the school record.
• Timothy Doyle impressed once again in the men's 1500m with a third-place time of 3:49.14.
• Nathan Jubran dominated the 10,000m race clocking in a time of 29:35.56 for a fourth-place finish.
• Seth Martinez also had a great run in his collegiate debut for the 10,000m at 30:21.45 to finish in the top 15.
• Robert Pedroza and Aiden Arnold duplicated their success from last weekend as well, finishing in the top 10 with times of 3:49.84 and 3:51.88 respectively.
• Ryan Thomas clocked in a time of 56.42 in the 400m hurdles to finish sixth place among 22 runners.
• Jordan Travieso was the top Osprey runner in the 200m at 23.78, while Ladarius Tellis was right behind him at 24.50.

Women's Races

• McLain and Schlageter continue to lead the women in the 1500m race each with top-10 placements and times of 4:41.
• Hannah Martin also had a solid run in the 1500m with a time of 4:51.54 that got her within the top 30.
• Fisher has been a huge impact runner for the Ospreys since transferring in the winter with her new lifetime best mark of 17:18.00 to place 11th in the 5000m race.
• Billie Castillo and Camryn Cooney wrapped up the group in the 5000m with back-to-back finishes for 41st and 42nd at 18:14.04 and 18:17.92 respectively.
• Celine D'Anna improved from her 400m hurdles time from the Knights Invite for a new personal-best of 1:07.68 to finish seventh.

PIGG'S THOUGHTS

"Weather was pretty awful again until the 10,000m race. Rain continued to plague the season but we persevered and were able to come away with some very good performances.

Aidan [O'Gorman] ran a blistering 5000m, racing well and beating out some very good runners. Nathan [Jubran] rebounded well from being sick and ran strong in the 10k race. Our group in the 10k all ran well with Seth [Martinez] also running a stellar race. Thomas [Weiler] and Justin [Tackling] both ran very well in the next heat as well. Tim [Doyle] and Robert [Pedroza] both raced very well in a loaded 1500m race, placing third and fourth, while gaining more experience. Aiden [Arnold] matched his lifetime best too.

On the women's side, Mia [McLain] raced very competitively in a hail storm placing third. Erica [Fisher] ran a nice personal-best in the 5000m race, as she continues to develop as the season goes on. EJ [Schlageter] ran the invite 1500m and competed very well in the stacked heat."
-- head coach Jeff Pigg

NEXT UP

The UNF track and field teams will compete in the final day of the Flames Invitational early Saturday afternoon. Events will include the 3000m steeplechase, 400m dash, and the 800m race.