Florida women claim title at Arturo Barrios Invitational

Saturday, October 13

College Station, TX

9 AM

Florida Gators

Arturo Barrios Invitational

Florida women make a statement at the Arturo Barrios Invitational as they claim the title and post five top-20 finishes.

Florida women claim title at Arturo Barrios Invitational

Saturday, October 13, 2018 | Cross Country

By: Corinne Simpson

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Florida Gators women's cross country team are bringing the Arturo Barrios Invitational title back to Gainesville following five top-20 performances and six personal records on Saturday.

Junior Jessica Pascoe clocked a 20:04.3, which was an 18-second personal best. She adds a runner-up finish to her two individual titles from the previous meets.

Redshirt junior Elisabeth Bergh logged a 6^th place finish, while senior Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell, redshirt senior Morgan Hull and freshman Imogen Barrett rounded out the top-five with personal records of their own. Freshmen Gabrielle Wilkinson and Grace Blair also posted their first 6k races as Gators and finished as the sixth and seventh runners for the Gators (60^th and 79^th).

The Gators were five of the eight SEC runners in the top-20.

For the men, redshirt sophomore Colin Schaefer led the way for the Gators. He finished 22^nd with a 25:03.6. He was the only Florida men's runner in the top-25. Redshirt junior Jack Guyton finished 29^th and Magnus Pettersen claimed 54^th. Freshman Trevor Foley, who competed in his first collegiate meet for the Gators, finished 103^rd with a 26:17.8 and a late addition to the squad, junior Justin Pacifico, completed the men's top-five with his 107^th finish.

Gators Women- 6k

Place	Runner	Time
2	Jessica Pascoe	20:04.3 (PR)
6	Elisabeth Bergh	20:45.4
9	Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell	20:53.4 (PR)
11	Morgan Hull	20:56.4 (PR)
18	Imogen Barrett	21:13.9 (PR)
60	Gabrielle Wilkinson	22:12.2 (PR)
79	Grace Blair	22:33.1 (PR)

Gators Men- 8k

Place	Runner	Time
22	Colin Schaefer	25:04.5
29	Jack Guyton	25:10.2
54	Magnus Pettersen	25:39.1
103	Trevor Foley	26:17.8 (PR)
107	Justin Pacifico	26:20.7
162	Nick Deal	27:23.1
201	Jesse Millson	28:21.4

Thoughts on the Race from Assistant Coach Chris Solinsky:

"The women did their job. Our message to them last night was to be patient. Patient, patient, patient and get ourselves into position and I thought they did a really good job of that. I know Jessica [Pascoe] really wanted to win it and break 20, but there are a few things we can modify and a few things we can work on in terms of strategy for her. Elisabeth [Bergh], Caitlin [McQuilkin-Bell], Morgan [Hull] and Imogen [Barrett] did a great job of working together and racing together the last K to push themselves where they wanted to be. And Gabrielle [Wilkinson] and Grace [Blair], last year would have been our top two runners and now they are six and seven, so that is just a testament to how far this team has come."
"With the men, we are still a work in progress. Jack [Guyton] and Colin [Schaefer] did a great job of competing and did about what I thought they would do. Magnus [Pettersen] is sorting through a nagging calf, but still competed well. The person that has really stepped up is Justin Pacifico. Coming from being an 800 guy, he has really adapted to this training well and is being someone we can really rely on. We are a different team in two weeks once we get through the sickness and the nagging things and push through those things. So this was a good lesson heading into the SEC Championships."

Arturo Barrios Invitational Information:

Women 6k Results | Men 8k Results
Venue: Dale Watts Cross Country Course (Texas A&M)
Men: 28 teams, 224 runners
- 1. University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada)
- 2. Oklahoma State University
- 3. University of Texas-Austin
- 4. University of Tennessee
- 10. University of Florida
Women: 24 teams, 215 runners
- 1. University of Florida
- 2. Oklahoma State University
- 3. Vanderbilt University
- 4. University of Texas-Austin

Up Next:

Florida concluded the regular season and will look toward SEC Championships in Auburn, Ala. on Oct. 26. The women's 6k scheduled for 10 a.m. ET and men's 10k at 11 a.m. ET will be run at the Indian Pines Golf Course and will be televised at 1 p.m. ET on November 4 on SEC Network.

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