Gators Host Mountain Dew Invitational Saturday Morning
This will be Florida's only home meet of the year.
Photo By: Kelly Streeter
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Gators Host Mountain Dew Invitational Saturday Morning

Collegiate races begin at 7:55 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., with the high school races running from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Admission is free. Parking is available at the UF Levin College of Law and Gainesville Woman's Club.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men's and women's cross country teams will welcome nearly 30 collegiate programs and upwards of 100 high school programs for the Mountain Dew Invitational, which is scheduled for Saturday (Sep. 24) morning at the university's Mark Bostick Golf Course.
 
On the men's side, the Gators, along with Florida Gulf Coast and North Florida, all of which are ranked in the top 15 of the latest USTFCCCA South Region Rankings, headline the competition. The women's side are regionally-ranked Florida, Florida State, and UCF.
 
UF's men and women both won their season-opening races at the Covered Bridge Open three weeks ago.
 
Spectator information, start times, and live results information for the Mountain Dew Invitational are listed below.
 
MOUNTAIN DEW INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)  
TEAMS LISTING
Men's Teams Women's Teams
Embry-Riddle Chipola College
Flagler Embry-Riddle
Florida* Flagler
Florida A&M* Florida*
Florida Atlantic* Florida A&M*
Florida College Florida Atlantic*
Florida Gulf Coast* Florida College
Florida International* Florida Gulf Coast*
Florida Southern Florida International*
Florida Tech Florida Southern
Jacksonville* Florida State*
Keiser Florida Tech
Kennesaw State* Jacksonville*
Miami (Fla.)* Keiser
North Florida* Kennesaw State*
Saint Leo Miami (Fla.)*
SCAD Savannah North Florida*
South Florida* Palm Beach Atlantic
St. Thomas Saint Leo
Stetson* SCAD Savannah
Valdosta State South Florida*
Warner St. Thomas
Webber Stetson*
  Tampa
  UCF*
  Valdosta State
  Warner
  Webber
* - denotes Division I team
 
MOUNTAIN DEW INVITATIONAL HISTORY
  • Since Florida's home event was renamed the Mountain Dew Invitational in 2005, the women have won 10 titles, including victories each of the past two years
  • Florida's men have amassed eight Mountain Dew Invitational victories, but has finished second each of the past two years
  • Six female and seven male Gators have claimed individual titles at the Mountain Dew Invitational
  • Last year marked the fourth time in five years Florida's women had the top three Division I finishers at the MDI
  • Florida's men have had at least four top-10 finishers nine of the 11 times this race has been conducted
  • Last year, Taylor Tubbs and Becky Greene became two of seven Gators in history with multiple top-five finishes at the MDI
  • Elisabeth Bergh became the 10th UF freshman to crack the overall top 10 in meet history at last year's event
 
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