Cancello Turns in Top-10 Finish at Louisville Invite
Tampa finished just outside the top-10 in a meet that featured 48 schools from around the U.S.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Tampa women's cross country team ran at the Greater Louisville Classic, competing in the blue race. The Spartans finished 12th overall in a field of 48 collegiate teams.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
UT Finish: 12th, 355 points
Team Champion: Grand Valley State, 144 points
Location: E.P Tom Sawyer State Park | Louisville, Ky.
Distance: 5K
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TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS:
• Claudia Cancello | 7th overall, 18:21.59
• Thea Ramsey | 28th overall, 18:56.55
• Jasmine Garrett | 99th overall, 19:46.01
• Kayla Sullivan | 104th overall, 19:47.46
• Vera Rae Swardstrom | 117th overall, 19:56.48
OTHER NOTABLES:
• Cancello turned in her second straight top performance for the Spartans. It was also the second top-10 finish for the senior after finishing eighth in last weeks's Mountain Dew Invite.
• Recording season-best 5K times for UT's top-five were Cancello, Ramsey, Sullivan.
• Also competing for UT were Ryleigh Donegan (140th, 20:09.09) and Lexi Bible (157th, 20:15.26).
• UT was the lone Sunshine State Conference school who competed.
UP NEXT:
Tampa will be at the Pre-Nationals on Saturday at St. Leo, Fla. The women's race is scheduled to start at 9:15 a.m.
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