The promising newcomer finished 13th at the Gans Creek Classic with the second-best 6k time by an SEC Freshman this season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Freshman Reagan Gilmore has been named the SEC Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the week for October 1, the conference announced Tuesday.
Gilmore finished 13th at the Gans Creek Classic with a time of 20:21.0, the second-best 6k time by a SEC freshman in 2024.
Gilmore was Florida’s fourth finisher at Gans Creek, and her 13 points helped push the Gators to their fourth-place team finish.
The Louisville, Ky. native is the first Gator to claim the conference’s Freshman of the Week honor since Vasileia Spyrou earned the nod on October 20, 2020. Gilmore joins Spyrou and Pamela O’Brien (Oct. 22 2019) as just the third Gator in the last ten seasons to garner Freshman of the Week honors for Women’s Cross Country.
SEC Cross Country Weekly Honors – Oct. 1, 2024
* Men’s Runner of the Week: Kirami Yego, Arkansas
* Women’s Runner of the Week: Brenda Jepchurchur, Auburn
* Men’s Freshman of the Week: Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Kentucky
* Women’s Freshman of the Week: Reagan Gilmore, Florida
Gators to win SEC WXC FOW:
Reagan Gilmore – Oct. 1, 2024
Vasileia Spyrou – Oct. 20, 2020
Pamela O’Brien – Oct. 22, 2019
Lauren Brasure – Oct. 7, 2014
Lauren Brasure – Sept. 30, 2014
Julie Macedo – Sept. 18, 2012
Tenley Godfrey – Sept. 13, 2011
Grace VanDeGrift – Sept. 6, 2011
Genevieve LaCaze – Oct. 7, 2008
The Southeastern Conference began naming Cross Country Athletes of the Week in 2000, and Freshmen of the week in 2007.
