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

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s cross country teams competed on Saturday morning on the Rinker Athletic Campus at Palm Beach Atlantic in the Sunshine State Conference Cross Country Championships. Led by freshman Ivanova Yanes, the women’s squad tied for fifth, while junior Aaron Weimer topped the men in a seventh-place tie.
 
Making her first cross country appearance for the Sharks, Hollywood, Fla. rookie Yanes came in fourth in the conference championships’ 6k – running a 23:19.59 to produce the highest finish for an NSU performer since Annabel Knoll earned third in 2015. She was also the top-performing freshman for any institution in the race. Classmate Maya Espinosa followed with a 13th-place time of 24:45.27, ahead of Taylar Sherman (39th, 26:53.48), Julie Bruggner (42nd, 27:19.78) and Leah Marville (48th, 27:41.29). Freshman Lia Smerina also competed for the Sharks (52nd, 29:02.16).
 
The women’s team tied for fifth with Saint Leo on a score of 130 and average time of 26:00. Tampa topped the women’s teams with 41 points. Yanes becomes to garner first Shark with first-team All-SSC honors since 2016, while Espinosa’s second-team honors make it a double-honor year for NSU.
 
On the men’s side in the 8k, Weimer led NSU with a 26th-place time of 28:34.49, just ahead of Adrien Zambaux in 29th with a 29:00.02. Trey May was next in his first race of the year, coming in at 36th in 29:28.92, ahead of Cody Brown (48th, 30:50.17) and Cote Strike (49th, 30:55.81) to round out the scorers. Also competing for the Sharks were Holden Decker (62nd, 33:16.52) and Cormac Gilmore (64th, 34:49.72).
 
The Sharks men tied with Lynn for seventh on 172 points and an average time of 29:46. Embry-Riddle topped the men’s field with 38 points.
 
“We had one of our highest-performing freshmen in school history with Ivanova. The women did a great job while we had some struggles on the men’s side, but still had good performances,” head coach Bryan Hagopian said. “We’re really happy for how both teams performed in the heat and conditions. This is going to lead us with some momentum into track season. This is going to lead into great things because of the confidence built, which will help our freshmen come along.”
 
Today’s race concluded the abbreviated spring cross country season for the Sharks, who now turn their focus to the in-progress track and field season – with the second NSU meet coming up on March 9 in Miramar.
 
To stay up with all the latest with the Sharks track and field and cross country teams, follow us on Twitter @NSU_XCTF, on Instagram @NSU_XCTF and on Facebook /NSUXCTF.
 

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LAKELAND, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s cross country squads jumped into their first team competition of the season on Saturday morning at Lakeland’s Holloway Park, setting a preview for the upcoming conference championships in the race against six league schools during the Pre-Conference Challenge, hosted by Florida Southern. Rookie Maya Espinosa was the highest-finishing Shark at 12th on the women’s side, while junior Aaron Weimer led the men’s squad.
 
Taking on her first intercollegiate competition since arriving from Baker, Fla. in the rural Panhandle, Espinosa led the Sharks with a 24:34.1 for 12th place in the 6k – delivering what would have been the third-fastest time of last season. Birkenfeld, Germany freshman Julia Bruggner followed in 32nd at 26:53.2, ahead of Christina Adams (39th, 27:24.1), Leah Marville (40th, 27:31.0) and Lia Smerina (44th, 28:02.3) to round out the scorers.
 
Carli Etrick (48th, 28:45.0), Lauren Breski (50th, 29:16.8), Tessa Grotzinger (52nd, 29:43.5) and McKinzie Winget (55th, 32:45.5) were also in the field for the Sharks.
 
On the men’s side, Weimer made his cross country debut after arriving from Albion College last January – crossing as the first Shark in the 8k at 30th and 28:49.8, edging out Sarasota rookie Adrien Zambaux in 31st at 29:03.9. Holden Decker followed in 51st (31:33.0), ahead of Cormac Gilmore (56th, 32:32.6) and Cote Strike (57th, 32:34.6).
 
Allen Currie (60th, 34:16.0) and Cody Brown (61st, 34:50.0) also competed for NSU.
 
The women’s team finished sixth in the overall standings with 147 points and an average time of 26:53.0, while the men were seventh with 181 points and a 30:54.8 average.
 
In an abbreviated season, the Sharks have one meet remaining, with the Sunshine State Conference Championships slated for February 27 in West Palm Beach on the Plam Beach Atlantic’s Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus.
 
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s cross country teams will officially begin competition this weekend in West Palm Beach, kicking off their abbreviated three-meet schedule for the postponed 2020 season.
 
This year’s slate for the Sharks opens up at the Palm Beach Atlantic Meet on the campus of Palm Beach Atlantic University, Saturday, Jan. 30, facing competition from PBA and Lynn.
 
The next competition on the slate is Feb. 13 in Lakeland’s Holloway Park at Florida Southern, and the season rounds out in Melbourne at the Sunshine State Conference Championships on Feb. 27 at Wickham Park.
 
“We’re pretty excited about the schedule,” 13th-year head coach Bryan Hagopian said. “I believe we’re going to do very well, but the most important thing is we’re getting back to racing. We’re all pumped-up because this is a great opportunity for the student-athletes to get back to normalcy. We’ve got a chance to put the Sharks uniform on and go out there and show everyone what they’ve got.”
 
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s cross country teams have both been honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as All-Academic teams. In addition, women’s cross country runners Michelle Bauer and Isabella Aristizabal were named 2019 NCAA Division II Cross Country All-Academic Athletes.

Programs must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater and scored at an NCAA Division II regional meet to qualify for the award. Individual honorees must have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or greater and must have finished among the top 30 percent of total eligible runners at his or her NCAA Regional Championship.
 
In addition to their efforts on the course, the men’s cross country program finished the semester with a 3.2 cumulative GPA, while the women’s squad is at 3.13, contributing to an overall NSU effort that saw the best Fall semester on record and every Sharks program above a 3.0.

The veteran and the rookie, Bauer (Jr., St. Marys, Pa.) was a consistent leader for the Sharks this fall, pacing NSU in all seven meets, including the NCAA South Regional in Lakeland. Aristizabal (Fr., Davie, Fla.) worked her way into the upper Sharks pack and scored in four of six meets she ran last fall, including the Regional. Both runners are looking forward to strong distance performances on the track this spring, beginning with the NSU Invitational, Feb. 22 at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla.
 
To stay up with all the latest with Sharks cross country and track and field, follow us on Twitter @NSU_XCTF, on Instagram @NSU_XCTF and on Facebook /NSUXCTF.
 

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