Florida Tech Panthers Cross Country Team Has Top-20 Finish at Chargers Invite
By Space Coast Daily // October 14, 2024
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – After a long break, the Panther men’s cross country team returned to the course for the UAH Chargers Invite on Saturday morning. The Panthers top-five finishers averaged a time of 25:56.00.
Florida Tech continues to show impressive improvement from last season, taking 19th place overall with an average time of 26:47.61 compared to the Panthers’ 34th-place finish last season in the same meet.
Ben Peck led the way for the Panthers for the second straight meet, with his time of 24:57.30, good for 50th place out of 334 runners. Niels Buitenhuis also posted a time under 26-minute time (25:17.80), earning 77th place.
Tyler Herrera (26:22.90, 171st place), Jake Greene (26:27.40, 178th place), and Lachlan McCure (26:38.30, 192nd) rounded out the Crimson and Gray’s top-five finishers.
Three more Panthers hit time below the 28-minute mark in Dominic Longobardi, Jack Schule, and Alex Larrivee with times of 27:22.80, 27:41.80, and 27:57.00, respectively.
Men’s Top Finishers (Place)
1. Ben Peck – 24:57.30 (50th)
2. Niels Buitenhuis – 25:17.80 (77th)
3. Tyler Herrera – 26:22.90 (171st)
4. Jake Greene – 26:27.40 (178th)
5. Lachlan McCure – 26:38.30 (192nd)
6. Dominic Longobardi – 27:22.80 (225th)
7. Jack Schule – 27:41.80 (236th)
8. Alex Larrivee – 27:57.00 (244th)
9. Brycen Haner – 28:27.80 (263rd)
NEXT UP:
The Panthers prepare for the postseason, as the SSC Championships will be held on Saturday, October 26, starting at 7:45 a.m.
The Panthers will lace up their running shoes next Friday, September 27th at the Florida State Invite in Tallahassee with a start time of 7:40 A.M.
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