Tag: Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country

LAKELAND- FLA. – Kamila Soja continues to shine, earning herself a chance to compete at the NCAA National Championships. Soja led the women to a 7th place team finish, the men were paced by David Mahnke and Joseph Salerno.  

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Women’s 6K) 

• Soja picked up where she left off at the SSC conference meet, claiming a third-place finish at the NCAA South Region Championship. Her time of 21.39.1, is not only a PR by nearly a minute but also a new school record in the women’s 6k. The sophomore was also the first SSC athlete to cross the finish line. 

• Maya Espinosa was the second Shark across the line, finishing 28th with a new personal best of 22.29.7, which shattered her previous mark.  

• Eden Toal (22:46.2), Leena Saidi (23:06.6), and Ally Jakubiak (23:07.3) rounded out the top-5 for the Sharks, finishing 34th, 43rd, and 44th respectively while running personal bests in the process.  

• McKinzie Winget and Christina Adams also ran personal bests.  

• NSU’s stellar performance across the board led to the Sharks top-10 finish against a quality field.  

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Men’s 10K) 

• Mahnke and Salerno spearheaded the Sharks. Mahnke was first across the line for NSU, finishing 49th and running a personal best of 33:00.7 in his first 10k of the season. Salerno was not too far behind, finishing 56th with a personal record of 33:16.0 

• Adrien Zambaux, Trey May, and Lucas Mardis rounded out the top-5 for the Sharks. 

• NSU finished 14th.  

UPCOMING 

Kamila Soja will head to the NCAA National Championship in Seattle, Washington. Racing begins Friday, December 2nd.  

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – Following an impressive performance at the SSC Championship meet, the Sharks look to carry that momentum into Saturday, at the NCAA South Region Championship in Lakeland, Fla.  

The men are scheduled to race at 7:40 am and the women are scheduled at 8:55 am. 

On the men’s side, Joseph Salerno and David Mahnke have been the driving forces for the Sharks all season. Salerno was the first runner across the line for NSU at the SSC Championship, finishing 25th with a personal best time of 27:22.0 in the 8k. Mahnke, who experienced a setback ahead of the SSC Championship looks to pick up where he left off in the regular season. The sophomore is currently third in school history in the 8k, with a time of 25:21.9, which he ran earlier in the season at the STU Bobcat. Cody Brown, Thor Eriksson, Lucas Mardis, Trey May, and Adrien Zambaux round out the rest of the Sharks that will compete Saturday morning.  

On the women’s side, All-Championship team members Kamila Soja and Eden Toal will lead the Sharks at the regional meet. Soja has shined all season long, earning a Runner of the Week honor earlier in the season, an All-SSC 1st team selection and she finished third in the 6k at the SSC Championship. Which was the highest individual finish for an NSU Shark in the last five years. Toal, who made considerable strides this season, had a great performance at the Conference Championship. She claimed eighth place with a personal best time of 22:47.6 and was selected as a member of the All-SSC second team. Maya Espinosa and freshman Leena Saidi also played a vital role in the Sharks third place finish at the SSC Championships, both earning top-25 finishes. Ally Jakubiak, McKinzie Winget, and Christina Adams will complete the list of Sharks competing at the South Region Championship. 

For complete coverage of Saturday’s action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_XCTF. 

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.- Kamila Soja and Eden Toal lead NSU to a 3rd place finish at the SSC Cross Country Championship, the highest finish for either program since the 2012 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Women’s 6K)

• Soja led the way for the Sharks, finishing third with a time of 22:39.6, her time was not only a personal best by a wide margin but was the highest individual finish for an NSU Shark in the last five years. 
• Toal who was been right there with Soja the whole season, claimed eighth place and a new personal record in the event as well, running 22:47.6. 
• Maya Espinosa (23:48.6) and freshman Leena Saidi (23:53.2) rounded out the top 25 for the Sharks with personal bests, finishing 18th and 21st respectively.
• Soja and Toal’s top-10 finishes earned them a spot on the All-Championship Team.
• NSU’s 3rd place finish was the highest finish since the program captured second place at the 2012 SSC Cross Country Championship.

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Men’s 8K)

• On the men’s side, Joseph Salerno was the highest finisher for the Sharks, finishing 25th with a personal best of 27:22.0
• Adrien Zambaux and Trey May rounded out the top three for the Sharks. 

RESULTS

UPCOMING
The Sharks will gear up for the NCAA South Region Championship, racing begins Saturday, November 19th at 8:00 am. 

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – The Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s cross country teams will look to leave their mark, in Saturday’s Sunshine State Cross Country Championship.

The men are scheduled to race at 7:45 am and the women are scheduled at 8:45 am. 

Head coach Bryan Hagopian stated, ” I feel very confident about both programs going into the meet. On the men’s side, our number one runner, David Mahnke, has faced some setbacks, so we hope to have him ready for the conference meet. He has a high potential of being on the All-Conference First Team, which we haven’t had in a long time, this would give us a great boost for our program. On the women’s side, we have an amazing returning class this year, so we expect some good results and a high finish. We have Kamila Soja leading the team who is in the top 10 all-time in the 5k, as well as Eden Toal who joins her in the top-10. This team going forward is going to put us back on top where we use to be”. 

Mahnke has been the focal point for the Sharks, recently becoming the third fastest runner in school history in the 8k, with a time of 25:21.9. He also had a second-place finish earlier in the season at the STU Bobcat in the 5k. Mahnke looks to continue to build off of his already impressive season at the conference meet.

Soja and Toal have been the driving forces for NSU. Soja earned Runner of the Week earlier this season, as well as several top five finishes. Toal has been right behind her finishing in the top-10 once and earning a top 20 finish as well. Both Sharks had top-10 finishes at the Florida Atlantic Home Invitational, beating several Division 1 and SSC opponents. 
 

For complete coverage of Saturday’s action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_XCTF.

 

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The Sharks traveled to the University of Alabama in Huntsville to compete in the UAH Invitational. On the Women’s side Nova Southeastern notched a top-20 team finish against over 40 schools.

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Women’s 5K)

• Kamila Soja led the way with a top-75 finish (73rd) in a field of over 300 athletes, finishing with a time of 18:36.40. 
• Eden Toal was right behind her, finishing in the top-100 (84th) with a personal best time of 18:40.6.
• Maya Espinosa also finished in the top-100 (91st), blistering her previous PR, running 18:43.3 to round out the top three for the Sharks.
• NSU finished 16th out of 44 schools.

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Men’s 8K)

RESULTS 

UPCOMING
The Sharks will gear up for the Sunshine State Conference meet, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 5th. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Cross Country, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSU_XCTF.

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Tampa, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks raced at the University of South Florida Invitational on Friday against a handful of Division I programs and fellow Sunshine State conference opponents (Lynn, Flagler, Florida Southern, Tampa, and Florida Tech). Christina Adams led the attack, earning a top-40 placement, which contributed to a top-eight team finish against a quality field. On the Men’s side, Trey May garnered a top-40 finish. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Women’s 5K)

• Adams finished 32nd with a time of 20:54.0
• Julianna Bassano and Julie Bruggner, followed Adams, rounding out the top 3 finishers for the Lady Sharks. 
• Kiely Curran stated, “Everyone did awesome considering we got 8th place as a team”.

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Men’s 8K)

• May was the top finisher for NSU, finishing with a time of 27:56.9 (34th).
• Sebastian Tenorio and Evan Crisp joined May as the top three finishers for Nova.

RESULTS

UPCOMING
The Sharks will travel to Huntsville, Ala., to race at the UAH Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 22. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Cross Country, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSU_XCTF.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks raced at the Florida Atlantic Home Invitational on Friday against Sunshine State Conference opponents (Lynn, Palm Beach Atlantic and St. Thomas) and several Division I programs. Once again led by Kamila Soja, the Sharks had five top-20 finishers en route to a 2nd-place finish. On the Men’s side, Adrien Zambaux and three top-30 finishers led NSU to a 4th-place finish on the day. In addition, NSU Cross Country finished ahead of NCAA Division I program, Florida Atlantic, on both the men’s and women’s side.

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Women’s 5K)

· Soja finished 3rd with a time of 18:30.5, the fourth-fastest time in program history.

· Eden Toal joined Soja in the top-10, earning an 8th-place finish (18:45.0).

· Maya Espinosa (17th/19:21.4), Ally Jakubiak (18th/19.23:5) and Corinne Renshaw (19th/19:24.6) rounded out the top-20 finishers for the Sharks.

HOW IT HAPPENED: (Men’s 7K)

· Zambaux (3rd/23:44.4) and Lucas Mardis (8th/24:23.9) finished inside the individual top-ten runners.

· Evan Crisp (34th/25:53.3) and Cote Strike (39th/26:21.3) finished the seven-kilometer race inside the top-40.

· Holden Decker, Allen Currie and Cody Brown also earned top-50 finishes.

RESULTS

UPCOMING
The Sharks will travel to Tampa, Fla., to race at the University of South Florida Invitational on Friday, Oct. 14. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Cross Country, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSU_XCTF
 

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to Embry-Riddle on Saturday morning to compete against Sunshine State Conference opponents. Led by Kamila Soja, the women’s team had six top-40 finishers on its way to 3rd place at the meet. On the Men’s side, Joseph Salerno and four top-50 finishers led the Sharks to a 4th place finish. The Sharks competed against their Sunshine State Conference opponents (Embry-Riddle, Tampa, Palm Beach Atlantic, and Florida Tech). Additionally, NSU Cross Country finished ahead of NCAA Division I, Seton Hall, on both the men’s and women’s side.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (Women’s)  
HOW IT HAPPENED (Men’s)  
COACHES CORNER
Head Coach Bryan Hagopian – “We raced really well today and competed against some challenging competition. I’m proud of our team for how they performed today and looking forward to the races in the future and more success.”
THOR ERIKSSON – “It was a tough cross country course and enjoyed the challenges of today’s race. We raced really well today and looked good against the remainder of the conference.”
KAMILA SOJA – “The surfaces today presented a challenge for us, but it helped prepare us for the Sunshine State Conference Championship Race. I’m proud of us for, how we raced today and excited for the remainder of the season.”
 
UPCOMING
Nova Southeastern Cross Country returns to the course to race at Florida Atlantic on Friday, Sept. 30.
To stay up-to-date on Sharks Cross Country, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSU_XCTF.
 

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced the first SSC Athletes of the Week of the 2022-23 athletic year on Monday afternoon. Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s cross country earned their first honorees of the year, as Joseph Salerno and Kamila Soja were named the Sunshine State Conference Runners of the Week.  

Salerno earned his first win of the season, pacing the Sharks and the field, at St. Thomas. Salerno finished the race in 16:02.90, a full 30-seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.  

Soja also claimed victory for the Sharks, leading the way with a time of 19:10.82, as NSU earned a perfect score for the first time in program history.  

The Sharks race again on Sat., Sept. 17, in Daytona Beach on the campus of Embry-Riddle.  

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams began their 2022 season on Saturday morning, racing against St. Thomas and Florida National at the Bobcat Invitational. The Sharks women’s team, led by Kamila Soja, dominated the competition, finishing with the nine fastest times, for the lowest score in program history. On the men’s side, Joseph Salerno took the victory with a time of 16:02.90. 

HOW IT HAPPENED (Women’s) 

HOW IT HAPPENED (Men’s) 

• David Mahnke (2nd/16:34.19) and Adrien Zambaux (3rd/16:37.16) joined Salerno in the top-3 for the Sharks.  

• Trey May placed fourth for NSU, fifth overall, posting a time of 17:09.08. 

• Lucas Mardis (7th/17:47.38) and Thor Eriksson (10th/18:07.21) were the final top-10 finishers for Nova Southeastern. 

QUOTES 

Head Coach Bryan Hagopian – “Today was a great start for both our men’s and women’s teams and I’m so proud of our runners. The women’s team perfectly scored it for the first time in school history, Leena and Ally’s performances were encouraging. The men’s team did really well and had one of the best scores in team history. Great job by the Sharks this morning and an excellent response to the preseason rankings.” 

Kamila Soja – “I thought today went really well and just wanted to see what I could do on our first meet. My goal is to continue getting better and improving each mile.” 

Joseph Salerno – “I thought this was a great way to open the season, we definitely shook the rust off and was a good day to run. My focus is to stay consistent and improve my times throughout the season.” 

UPCOMING 

 The Sharks will race again on Sept. 17, traveling to Daytona Beach to race at Embry-Riddle.  

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