Hannah Capel Leads Tampa to Third Place Finish at Florida State Invite

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Tampa women's cross country team ran to a third-place finish at the women's garnet 5K of the Florida State Invitational on Friday morning.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
UT Finish: 3rd, 150 points
Overall Champion: LSU, 37 points
Location: Apalachee Regional Park | Tallahassee, Fla.
Host Institution: Florida State University
Distance: 5K
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TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS:

• Hannah Capel | 23rd overall, 18:13.2
• Aspen Gordon | 25th overall, 18:15.4
• Meagan Moreno | 35th overall, 18:25.7
• Katelyn Deitrick | 38th overall, 18:28.1
• Emma Skinner | 39th overall, 18:30.0

OTHER NOTABLES:

• Capel was the top Spartan for the third time of the season, also notching a new personal best time.
• Gordon was the next Tampa runner to finish, and has now been in the team's top two in three of four races in 2022. After setting a personal record last week at the Louisville Invite, Gordon topped her previous best by three seconds.
• A pair of freshmen, Deitrick and Skinner, rounded out the UT top five.
• Head coach Logan Wells registered 10 runners in the event.
• Daphnee Lavassas of Miami was the individual champion with a time of 17:10.9.
• Also representing the Sunshine State Conference was Palm Beach Atlantic (5), Saint Leo (8), Embry-Riddle (10).
• Several power five schools competed in the event, with LSU and Miami occupying the top two spots respectively. UT finished ahead of host Florida State, who scored a fourth-place finish.

UP NEXT:
UT will next compete at the University of South Florida Invite on Friday, October 14.