Florida Gators
NCAA South Regional Championship
PR’s by Tubbs, Greene Earn Duo All-Region Honors at NCAA South Regional Championships
Friday, November 14, 2014 | Cross Country
Behind a six personal-best marks, the Florida women's cross country team ran to a fifth-place finish at the 2014 NCAA South Regional Championships on the Apalachee Regional Park cross country course in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday. Florida's men's team notched eighth-place, as five runners ran their first collegiate 10K.
As she has done most of her sophomore season, Taylor Tubbs paced the Gators, crossing the finish line in 18th, out of a field of 196 competitors, with a new PR of 20:21.00 in the 6K. Redshirt freshman Becky Greene also had a strong day, finishing 25th in a time of 20:30.20 - a mark that shattered her previous top time by nearly 36 seconds. By finishing in the top-25, Greene and Tubbs earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-South Region laurels.
The Gators did not have any automatic qualifiers to the 2014 National Championships, which will be held in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday, Nov. 22. Instead, Florida will wait until the NCAA announces the team and individual at-large bids Saturday, Nov. 15.
NUMBERS OF NOTE
· Tubbs and Greene picked up their first-career USTFCCCA All-South Region award
· Tubbs' time of 20:21.00 not only shattered her previous PR by 16 seconds, but her 6K mark is the eighth-fastest 6K ever run by a Gator woman
· Her time is also the seventh-fastest 6K ever run at the NCAA South Regional Championships by a Gator woman
· Tubbs' 2014 mark at the South Regional Championships bested her 2013 mark at the Regional Championships by 38 seconds (20:59.36 in 2013).
· Including Tubbs, six Florida women set new personal-bests at the 2014 South Regional Championships
· Freshman Lauren Brasure's time of 20:35.20 is the fastest 6K ever by a UF freshman at a NCAA South Regional Championship meet. She topped the mark of 20:35.65 set in 2010 by former Gator All-American Cory McGee
· For the men, five runners ran their first collegiate 10K on Friday, including All-SEC Freshman Thomas Howell
RESULTS
| Men (Complete Results) 10K | ||
| 43. | Mac Reynolds | 31:36.00 |
| 48. | Elliot Clemente | 31:41.00* |
| 51. | Thomas Howell | 31:43.10* |
| 61. | Carlos Miranda | 31:53.90 |
| 62. | David Kilgore | 31:55.60* |
| 75. | Mark Mutz | 32:05.00* |
| 112. | Austin Decker | 32:53.40* |
| Women (Complete Results) 6K | ||
| 18. | Taylor Tubbs | 20:21.00* USTFCCCA All-South Region |
| 25. | Becky Greene | 20:30.20* USTFCCCA All-South Region |
| 29. | Lauren Brasure | 20:35.20 |
| 40. | Devin McDermott | 20:44.60* |
| 70. | Grace VanDeGrift | 21:10.40* |
| 110. | Macy Huskey | 21:41.90* |
| 119. | Amber Johnson | 21:50.70* |
| *Denotes personal best Men Team Top-Five Finishers | ||
| 1. | Mississippi | 52 points |
| 2. | Florida State | 94 points |
| 3. | Auburn | 106 points |
| 4. | Middle Tennessee | 157 points |
| 5. | North Florida | 241 points |
| 8. | Florida | 250 points |
|
Women Team Top-Five Finishers | ||
| 1. | Vanderbilt | 52 points |
| 2. | Florida State | 53 points |
| 3. | Alabama | 135 points |
| 4. | Lipscomb | 176 points |
| 5. | Florida | 180 points |
*Denotes personal best
SPANGLER SPEAKS
On the teams' performances…
“Both teams did better, a lot better than two weeks ago. I thought we did a much better job than we did at the SEC Championships. With that being said, we are not satisfied with our result and we need to get better.”
On the Taylor Tubbs and Becky Greene's performances…
“I thought Taylor and Becky ran very well, and I am proud of them for earning All-Region honors.”
On the Lauren Brasure bouncing back from the SEC Championships…
“I thought Lauren Brasure did a great job coming off an off race at the SEC Championships. She had a very good run to end her year.”
-Florida assistant track and cross country coach Paul Spangler
UP NEXT
The Gators will wait to see if they will earn any at-large bids for the 2014 National Championships in Terra Haute, Indiana, on Saturday, Nov. 22. Bids will be announced tomorrow by the NCAA.
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