University of North Florida
SSC Preview Meet
Cross Country Concludes Regular Season at SSC Preview Meet
10/12/2023 2:30:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -Â North Florida cross country will have an opportunity to tune up before the ASUN meet at the end of the month at the SSC Preview Meet hosted by Florida Southern in Lakeland, Fla.
This will be the first time this season that the Ospreys will be running during the evening with the races starting at 5 p.m. This will be their third and final meet of the regular season with sights set on top finishes at the ASUN Championship and NCAA South Regional.
LAST TIME OUT
Men
The Osprey men put forth a good fight in their second battle of the season. Robert Pedroza continued his lead with an exceptional fourth-place finish to ultimately help the team finish as the runner-up.
The team competed against a total of 20 fielded teams and managed to rank among high-ranked competitors, such as Kansas State and Baylor. Pedroza's strides earned him his first-career ASUN weekly honor, as he has consistently led the Ospreys this season and continues to improve in each meet.
Women
The female squad fought to the finish line with remarkable strides in their last meet at the Gans Creek Classic. Isa Leen went top 50 against a field of over 200 runners.
The Osprey women notched a top-10 rank with exceptional strides on Missouri's terrain. Erica Fisher ran hard crossing the finish line in 53rd, while Emma Millson was the only runner to set a new personal-best time.
NOTABLE OPPONENTS
The Opsreys will go head to head against a number amount of Florida schools, including Daytona State, Flagler, Florida National, cross-town rival Jacksonville and Nova Southeastern. USF will also be in attendance after their men ranked in the top-five at their third meet.
Trailblazers Leena Saidi and Ally Jakubiak clinched the top ranks at the Ave Maria invite for the NSU women's team. The Osprey men and women can anticipate a good fight in their last competition before the ASUN Championships.
EVENT SCHEDULE
The women's 6k is slated to start promptly at 5:00 p.m., with the men's 8k following shortly after at 6:00 p.m.
PIGG's POINTS
"We've been working hard. Since we finished the Missouri meet, our focus has been on the ASUN Championships. This is this kind of fitness test and an opportunity to get experience for our kids without a huge commitment time-wise from a travel perspective. I feel like sometimes that wears us out a little bit, so this would be a good meet. It'd be a good competition for us. We won't run a few of our guys, but we will pretty much run most of the girls and it'll give us a good indication of who's going to run that conference."
-- head coach Jeff PiggÂ
UP NEXT
After the meet on Friday, North Florida cross country will train for the ASUNÂ Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 28, in Nashville, Tenn.
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