LAKELAND, Fla. - (Results: Men | Women) - Florida Southern men's and Nova Southeastern women's teams claimed the 2024 SSC Cross Country Championships. The 2024 championships were hosted by Nova Southeastern University at Holloway Park in Lakeland on Friday, October 25.
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2024 Men's Cross Country Championship Recap
Florida Southern finished with 27 team points to capture the program's 19th SSC championship and second title in a row. The Mocs finished first and second, put three runners in the Top 5, four runners in the Top 10, and had their fifth runner finish 11th. Tampa finished second with 60 points, putting three runners in the Top 10. Embry-Riddle finished third with 73 points, with three runners in the Top 15.
Men's Team Scores:
1. Florida Southern - 27
2. Tampa - 60
3. Embry-Riddle - 73
4. Palm Beach Atlantic - 108
5. Florida Tech - 137
6. Nova Southeastern - 180
7. Lynn - 181
8. Barry - 224
9. Saint Leo - 285
FSC's Christian Giller earned the title of SSC Cross Country Individual Champion after completing the 8,000-meter race in 24:44.1. Giller finished 18 seconds ahead of his teammate, Christopher Colavita, to snag FSC's 16th individual title. PBA's Pierre Mercier finished third with a time of 25:06.1. UT's George Alexander finished fourth completing the course in 25:20.2. He finished just over two seconds ahead of FSC's Cole Summers, who rounded out the Top 5 with a time of 25:22.8.
SSC Men's Cross Country Championship Individual Champion
Christian Giller, Florida Southern
SSC Men's Cross Country Championship Top Freshman
Benjamin Peck, Florida Tech (9th Place)
SSC Men's Cross Country Championship Team
1. Christian Giller, FSC
2. Christopher Colavita, FSC
3. Pierre Mercier, PBA
4. George Alexander, UT
5. Cole Summers, FSC
6. Nick Scarangelli, ERAU
7. Aaron Engelhardt, UT
8. Elijah De La Cerda, FSC
9. Benjamin Peck, FT
10. Ayden Estevez, UT
2024 Women's Cross Country Championship Recap
Nova Southeastern posted a score of 31 to claim the program's 1st SSC Women's Cross Country title. The Sharks had the first and second-place finishers, and they put four runners in the Top 10. Florida Southern finished second with 54 points besting Tampa by just one point. Both teams put their top four runners in the Top 15.
Women's Team Scores:
1. Nova Southeastern - 31
2. Florida Southern - 54
3. Tampa - 55
4. Palm Beach Atlantic - 107
5. Embry-Riddle - 111
6. Lynn - 189
7. Barry - 206
Jillian Thorning finished the 6,000-meter course in 21:45.2 to become the third SSC Women's Cross Country Individual Champion in Nova Southeastern history. Her teammate, Leena Saidi, took second in 21:58.9. It was Saidi's second consecutive second-place finish at the SSC Women's Cross Country Championship. Eden Toal, also of NSU, finished fourth for the second year in a row, finishing with a time of 22:14.9. UT's Lindsey Volkman finished third in 22:04.0 and FSC's Emma Mussante rounded out the Top 5 with a time of 22:20.8.
SSC Women's Cross Country Championship Individual Champion
Jillian Thorning, Nova Southeastern
SSC Women's Cross Country Championship Top Freshman
Mary Richmond, Tampa
SSC Women's Cross Country Championship Team
1. Jillian Thorning, NSU
2. Leena Saidi, NSU
3. Lindsey Volkman, UT
4. Eden Toal, NSU
5. Emma Mussante, FSC
6. Dominyka Petraskaite, PBA
7. Ellie Fluman, FSC
8. Mackenzie Keller, ERAU
9. Mary Richmond, UT
10. Ally Jakubiak, NSU
2024 SSC Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships
Nova Southeastern University will host the 2024 Sunshine State Conference Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships. The event will take place on Friday, October 25 at Holloway Park in Lakeland. Meet results and award infomation will be posted on this page directly following the championship.
Men's Start: 7:45 AM
Women's Start: 8:45 AM
Awards Ceremony: 9:45 AM
2023-24
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Men's |
Women's |
2023 SSC Meet Team /
Indvidual Champion |
Florida Southern (18th)
Brendon Shea, ERAU |
Tampa (17th)
Aspen Gordon, UT |
2023 South Regional Meet
Team Scores |
2. Florida Southern
5. Embry-Riddle
6. Tampa
10. Palm Beach Atlantic
15. Lynn
16. Florida Tech |
2. Tampa
4. Palm Beach Atlantic
5. Florida Southern
6. Embry-Riddle
7. Nova Southeastern
14. Lynn |
2023 South Regional Meet
Top 15 (SSC only) |
6. Tanner Rosolino, ERAU
7. Christian Giller, FSC
14. Andrew Stowe, ERAU
15. Owen Allen, FSC |
4. Leena Saidi, NSU
7. Aspen Gordon
12.Olivia Harp, UT
12. Emiliy Kriney, UT
15. Emma Hanstveit, PBA |
2023 NCAA Meet
Team Scores |
25. Florida Southern |
25. Tampa |
2023 NCAA Meet
Top Runner |
84. Christian Giller, FSC |
63. Aspen Gordon, UT |
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2023 SSC Men's & Women's Cross Country Championship Recap
2023 NCAA Regional Championship Results
2023 NCAA Championship Results
2022-23
|
Men's |
Women's |
2022 SSC Meet Team /
Indvidual Champion |
Embry-Riddle (4th)
Arthur Cosson, Saint Leo |
Palm Beach Atlantic (1st)
Dune Costes, PBA |
2022 South Regional Meet
Team Scores |
3. Embry-Riddle
5. Saint Leo
6. Florida Southern
7. Tampa
13. Palm Beach Atlantic
14. Nova Southeastern
16. Lynn |
2. Palm Beach Atlantic
3. Tampa
7. Nova Southeastern
8. Embry-Riddle
9. Florida Southern
15. Lynn |
2022 South Regional Meet
Top 10 (SSC only) |
7. Paul Kraemer, ERAU
10. Arthur Cosson, SLU |
3. Kamila Soja, NSU
4. Madelyn Rodriquez, PBA
6. Holly Little, SLU
7. Hannah Capel, Tampa
9. Laura Georgelin, PBA |
2022 NCAA Meet
Team Scores |
28. Embry-Riddle |
25. Palm Beach Atlantic
29. Tampa |
2022 NCAA Meet
Top 30 (SSC only) |
29. Paul Kraemer, ERAU |
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2022 SSC Men's & Women's Cross Country Championship Recap
2022 NCAA Regional Championship Results
2022 NCAA Championship Results
2021-22
|
Men's |
Women's |
| 2021-22 SSC Meet Champion |
Embry-Riddle |
Saint Leo |
| 2021-22 South Regional Meet |
Embry-Riddle (4)
Florida Southern (5)
Saint Leo (6)
Tampa (7)
Lynn (12)
Nova Southeastern (15)
Florida Tech (17)
Palm Beach Atlantic (N/A) |
Saint Leo (2)
Tampa (5)
Nova Southeastern (6)
Florida Southern (7)
Palm Beach Atlantic (8)
Lynn (9)
Embry-Riddle (10) |
| 2021-22 NCAA Meet |
Embry-Riddle (29) |
Saint Leo (27) |
2020-21
|
Men's |
Women's |
| 2020-21 SSC Meet Champion |
Embry-Riddle |
Tampa |
| 2020-21 South Regional Meet |
No Event Due To |
COVID-19 |
| 2020-21 NCAA Meet: |
No Event Due To |
COVID-19 |
2019-20
|
Men's |
Women's |
| 2019-20 SSC Meet Champion |
Saint Leo |
Tampa |
| 2019-20 South Regional Meet |
Saint Leo (3)
Embry-Riddle (4)
Florida Southern (6)
Tampa (8)
Palm Beach Atlantic (11)
Lynn (16)
Florida Tech (17)
Nova Southeastern (19) |
Tampa (2)
Saint Leo (3)
Florida Southern (4)
Embry-Riddle (6)
Nova Southeastern (10)
Palm Beach Atlantic (11)
Lynn (12) |
| 2019-20 NCAA Meet: |
Saint Leo (30) |
Tampa (23)
Saint Leo (30) |