BOCA RATON, Fla. - (Results:
Men |
Women) - Saint Leo University men's and the University of Tampa's women's teams claim the 2019 SSC Cross Country Championships. The 2019 championships were hosted by Lynn University at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton on Saturday, October 26th.
2019 Men's Cross Country Championship Recap
Saint Leo finished with 40 team points to capture the program's fourth SSC championship, first since winning three straight 2014-16. Four Saint Leo runners finished Top-10, including the overall winner Shane Bracken. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University edged Florida Southern College for second place, 54 points to 66 points.
Men's Team Scores:
1. Saint Leo - 40
2. Embry-Riddle - 54
3. Florida Southern - 66
4. Tampa - 120
5. Palm Beach Atlantic - 140
6. Florida Tech - 149
7. Lynn - 159
8. Nova Southeastern - 209
9. Rollins - 288
Bracken becomes the fifth Lions men's runner to win the SSC Cross Country Championship, finishing the 8,000-meter race with a time of 25:25.6. FSC's Mason Jones held off ERAU's Ryan Szklany for second place. Finishing in fourth place was Florida Southern's Joshua Wagner, followed by Florida Tech's Malte Stockhausen.
SSC Men's Cross Country Championship Team
1. Shane Bracken, Saint Leo
2. Mason Jones, Florida Southern
3. Ryan Szklany, Embry-Riddle
4. Joshua Wagner, Florida Southern
5. Malte Stockhausen, Florida Tech
6. Shawn Bell, Saint Leo
7. Calahan Warren, Embry-Riddle
8. Shaun Bullock, Embry-Riddle
9. Felix Nadeborn, Saint Leo
10. Tadgh McGinty, Saint Leo
2019 Women's Cross Country Championship Recap
The University of Tampa bested Saint Leo University, 34 to 45, to capture the program's second consecutive SSC title. Four Spartans and Lions finished Top-10 in the 90 woman field. Tampa has now amassed 15 league titles in women's cross country, which equals the collective championship total of the other eight active programs.
Women's Team Scores:
1. Tampa - 34
2. Saint Leo - 45
3. Florida Southern - 61
4. Embry-Riddle - 73
5. Palm Beach Atlantic - 166
6. Nova Southeastern - 173
7. Lynn - 194
8. Florida Tech - 224
9. Rollins - 273
Finishing the 6,000-meter race with a time of 22:18.2, Zoe Jarvis becomes the eighth Spartan women's runner to win the SSC individual title and the first since 2010. Jarvis' teammate Aspen Gordon finished in second place, while Sarah Zamot of Florida Southern College took third place. Last year's champions, Sarah Edens of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, took fourth place by 13 seconds over Saint Leo's Ashley Lindeman.
SSC Women's Cross Country Championship Team
1. Zoe Jarvis, Tampa
2. Aspen Gordon, Tampa
3. Sarah Zamot, Florida Southern
4. Sarah Edens, Embry-Riddle
5. Ashley Lindeman, Saint Leo
6. Sydney Rhodes, Tampa
7. Paige Patterson, Saint Leo
8. Tania Jarreau, Saint Leo
9. Monika Brill, Tampa
10. Sintayehu Vissa, Saint Leo
2019 Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships
Lynn University will host the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships. The event will take place on Saturday, October 26th on the campus at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton and will be hosted by Lynn University. Previously, Nova Southeastern hosted the 2017 championship at South County Regional Park.
Men's Start: 7:45 AM
Women's Start: 8:45 AM
Awards Ceremony: 9:45 AM
NCAA Postseason: Florida Southern College will host the regional competition on Saturday, November 9th at Holloway Park in Lakeland, Florida. California State University - Sacramento will host the NCAA Finals along with the Sacramento Sports Commission on Saturday, November 23rd at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento.
Last Year
|
Men's |
Women's |
| 2018-19 SSC Meet Champion |
Embry-Riddle |
Tampa |
| 2018-19 South Regional Meet |
Embry-Riddle (1)
Florida Southern (3)
Saint Leo (6)
Tampa (7)
Lynn (8)
Nova Southeastern (10)
Florida Tech (17)
Palm Beach Atlantic (18) |
Embry-Riddle (1)
Florida Southern (4)
Saint Leo (6)
Tampa (7)
Lynn (9)
Nova Southeastern (12)
Palm Beach Atlantic (14)
Florida Tech (15) |
| 2018-19 NCAA Meet: |
Embry-Riddle (29)
Florida Southern (30) |
Embry-Riddle (30) |
2018 Men's & Women's Cross Country Championship