Spartans Narrowly Miss Second Straight First-Place Finish
September 17, 2022
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's cross country team returned to action at the Embry-Riddle Invite, falling by just one point to host Embry-Riddle University.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
UT Finish: 2nd, 46 points
Overall Champion: Embry-Riddle, 45 points
Location: ERAU Athletic Fields | Daytona Beach, Fla.
Host Institution: Embry-Riddle University
Distance: 8K
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TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS:
- Brian Veit | 4th overall, 26:53.90
- Caleb Belmont | 8th overall, 27:10.36
- George Alexander | 10th overall, 27:15.53
- Paul Wales | 11th overall, 27:15.59
- GioVenchy Cerisier | 13th place, 27:17.76
OTHER NOTABLES:
- Veit led the Spartans for the first time in his career.
- Belmont, a transfer from Old Dominion, recorded his top finish as a Spartan.
- Heads coach Dror Vaknin registered 15 runners in the event.
- Dominic Brink had his best finish as a Spartan, finishing 14th with a personal best time of 27:20.43.
- Also finishing in the top 20 were Shane Cohen (16), Sean Popik (17) and Ayden Estevez.
- Embry-Riddle's Paul Kraemer was the individual champion, finishing in 26:25.71.
- Also representing the Sunshine State Conference was Palm Beach Atlantic (3), Nova Southeastern (4) and Florida Tech (10).
UP NEXT:
UT returns to action on Saturday at the Saint Leo Invitational.