Florida is set to compete in five meets, including annual home opener Mountain Dew Invitational.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida released its cross country schedule for the 2021 season and the Gators are set to compete in five meets before regionals, including the annual Mountain Dew Invitational held in Gainesville.
The Gators will open their cross country season at home with the Mountain Dew Invitational on Sept. 11. Last year, the men’s team placed third and had two Gators finish in the top 10, led by Ethan Geiger<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14613&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=fNSa-1osIgfwyyhRNPPmrUvN7jY8M0RJ6E4ufwash6w&e= > who finished third overall. For the women, Payton Capes-Davis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14607&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=MIZ4_Z0zAP7pg0hgpnV4pMXLBsDG32PSGVT4xICnWj4&e= > was the top Florida finisher on the women’s side after placing 17th.
Following the season opener at home, the Gators will be on the road for the rest of the year starting with an action-packed day on Oct. 1 when Florida will split the team up for two meets – the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Ind., and the UCF Invitational in Orlando, Fla.
This will be the first time since 2015 that the Gators will compete in the Joe Piane Invitational. Florida also ran in the UCF Invitational in 2019, when the men’s squad placed first and the women’s team finished in second. The men’s team saw three Gators in the top 10 as Jesse Millson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14092&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=HGWFdu6SxgGjGkayC1LyrrDFo52USXfNWXvqXrp2jXM&e= > placed third, Cade Monk<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14620&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=P8Tix5kv_c5X__fYrsVBGIhfQNDgNRMZDnptQpsgjGA&e= > placed fourth and Carson Lyttle<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14091&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=y_nRPV7mrQrz2fAAQAsZlLCriraPFkd5faj06KSx1Nc&e= > placed fifth. On the women’s side, three more snagged spots in the top 10 after Madison Morse finished fourth, Jackie Addy<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14603&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=LX_gO_5L6wcrOII8aZn0BeMuhFjGe5s_pA1yC2RikOg&e= > finished eighth and Sophie Piniella<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14623&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=SNryYGBxNFFkrsd8fjiv5gMH9bHrNkXLBu4YiPBIjW4&e= > finished 10th. The team will then head to Tallahassee, Fla., for the Pre-Nationals meet hosted by Florida State on Oct. 15.
Following this race, the Gators begin the postseason with the SEC Championships held in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 29. At the 2020 SEC Championships, the men’s team placed seventh and the women’s team placed ninth, led by both Trevor Foley<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14087&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=0jjc5WnQI-uo1fh5JA0pG6CjNNWqCi1vaEEJOuxnO4E&e= > (13th) and Vasileia Spyrou<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14627&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=7ZI8O8twhHSYiVpampa-Cs8IRO7kdkLJXUslOkLX0J0&s=F5_6bUkAjacN2OpUurxIkYYWwkpLuYLAOo1WHkn31rc&e= > (17th) for their respective squads. Concluding postseason competition are the NCAA South Regional Championships on Nov. 12 in Huntsville, Ala., and the NCAA Championships in Tallahassee on Nov. 20.
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