UT Fourth at Saint Leo Invitational
September 24, 2022
ST. LEO, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's cross country team ran to a fourth-place finish in its third race of the season, competing at the Saint Leo Invitational.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
UT Finish: 4th, 101 points
Overall Champion: Embry-Riddle, 43 points
Location: The Abbey Course | St. Leo, Fla.
Host Institution: Saint Leo University
Distance: 8K
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TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS:
- Shane Cohen | 9th overall, 26:30.34
- Sean Popik | 14th overall, 26:39.60
- Nathan Reffitt | 22nd overall, 27:05.16
- Ayden Estevez | 27th overall, 27:12.80
- Aaron Engelhardt | 32nd place, 27:22.77
OTHER NOTABLES:
- Cohen finished in the top-10 for the second time this season, as he would finish as the fastest Spartan.
- Popik notched his third top-20 finish of the season.
- UT held out previous top performers George Alexander, Caleb Belmont, GioVenchy Cerisier, Jared Hammill, Brian Veit and Paul Wales.
- Head coach Dror Vaknin registered a total of 10 runners.
- Embry-Riddle's Paul Kraemer was the individual champion, finishing in 25:37.43.
- Also representing the Sunshine State Conference was team champion Embry-Riddle, host Saint Leo (3), Florida Southern (2) and Florida Tech (9).
UP NEXT:
UT returns to action on Saturday at the Louisville Invite at Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky.