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Disney Cross Country Classic
Miranda, Kilgore Pace Gator Men to Second-Place Finish at Disney Cross Country Classic Saturday Morning
Saturday, October 11, 2014 | Cross Country
Behind two top-10 individual performances, the Florida men's cross country finished second at the Disney Cross Country Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Saturday morning. The Gators competed in the Men's 8K Scar division, and were paced by sophomore Carlos Miranda's fourth-place finish and redshirt junior David Kilgore's sixth-place finish.
NUMBERS OF NOTE
· The Gators totaled 52 team points, which was 27 points behind top finisher Malone, and 16 points ahead of Youngstown State.
· Miranda posted the third top-10 finish of his career, while David Kilgore posted his second top-10 finish this season.
· Miranda's fourth-place finish was the highest finish by a Gator at the Disney Cross Country Classic since Anthony Morales posted a second-place finish (25:02.80) in 2008.
· Redshirt sophomore Mac Reynolds has finished in the top-12 in all three races this season.
RESULTS
| Men (Complete Results) 8K | ||
| 4. | Carlos Miranda | 25:14.80 |
| 6. | David Kilgore | 25:17.44 |
| 12. | Mac Reynolds | 25:42.84 |
| 14. | Mark Mutz | 25:51.34 |
| 16. | Elliot Clemente | 25:54.22 |
| 21. | Thomas Howell | 26:05.75 |
| 22. | Austin Decker | 26:06.06 |
| Team Top Five Finishers | ||
| 1. | Malone | 25 points |
| 2. | Florida | 52 points |
| 3. | Youngstown St. | 68 points |
| 4. | Saint Rose | 174 points |
| 5. | Augsburg | 200 points |
*Denotes personal best
SPANGLER SPEAKS
On the men…
“Our race plan was to come here and run a conservative first mile and build on it after that. I thought Carlos Miranda and David Kilgore did a real good job. We had a couple guys that didn't step up today, and that hurt us today, so we have some work to do as we get ready for the Wisconsin adidas Invitational. We are not in the situation where we have an off day, so the team will have to step up.”
-Florida assistant track and cross country coach Paul Spangler
UP NEXT
The Gator men and women return to competition on Friday, October 17 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconsin. The women are scheduled to run at 11 a.m., with the men following shortly thereafter at 11:45 a.m.
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