Florida Gators

AUBURN, Ala. – Jessica Pascoe earned the Gators first SEC Individual title since 2009.  She helped the Florida women's cross country team to a second place finish at the SEC Championships.
 
Pascoe, the Gators top-finisher all season, continued that pace in her first postseason meet.  Coming into the meet, Pascoe was sitting third on the SEC 6k chart behind two runners from Arkansas.  She ran the fastest 6k time in a Gator uniform and won the race by five seconds (18:54.47).  She also became the first Gator to win an SEC Individual Championship since Rebecca Lowe in 2009. 
 
Florida's women finished runner-up behind Arkansas, who won their sixth-consecutive SEC team title.  The Gators had four in the top-20 and also four crack 20 minutes. 
 
Pascoe earned first-team All-SEC Honors following her performance and redshirt junior Elisabeth Bergh and redshirt senior Morgan Hull were also awarded second-team conference honors. 
 
For the men, redshirt Colin Schaefer paced the Gators group.  He finished 21^st with a 23:36.1, a personal record for the Burke, Va. native.  Junior Jack Guyton finished 27th, freshmen Trevor Foley 32^nd, junior Justin Pacifico 47^th and redshirt junior Jack Rogers rounded out the top-5 with a 53^rd place finish.  The Florida men finished eighth in the conference. 
 
Gators Women- 6k
 

Place	Runner	Time
1	Jessica Pascoe	18:54
8	Elisabeth Bergh	19:37
11	Morgan Hull	19:46
17	Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell	19:58
32	Imogen Barrett	20:25
60	Gabrielle Wilkinson	20:55
80	Grace Blair	21:09
91	Abbie Harrelson	21:24
125	Sophie Ebihara	22:12
127	Maggie Parrish	22:27

 
Gators Men- 8k
 

Place	Runner	Time
21	Colin Schaefer	23:36
27	Jack Guyton	23:45
32	Trevor Foley	23:54
47	Justin Pacifico	24:08
53	Jack Rogers	24:16
66	Magnus Pettersen	24:35
69	Blake Lowery	24:40
75	Nick Deal	24:49
85	Bryce Statham	25:17
97	Jesse Millson	25:39

 
Thoughts from Assistant Coach Chris Solinsky:

• "Today was a great step forward for UF distance.  The ladies continued to execute and show the pay offs of a lot of work.  The best part is we weren't perfect.  We walk away with areas to work on still and that is great looking forward to regionals and nationals."
• "Jess was great today.  She raced with poise and patience and when she decided to move, she did it with confidence.  Being an SEC Champion is something special."
• "The men took a conservative approach to the race and moved through the field well.  We took a good step forward step and I think we can ride that confidence to regionals, which is a 10k and we are definitely ready for a 10k.  Our top 4 really ran tough today and if I can find a 5^th guy, we are a good team."

 
Thoughts from Junior Jessica Pascoe:

• "I'm super proud of the team and how far we have come.  I'm excited to see what we can do in the future.  Happy to have ticked off one of the goals this season, but it's time to get back to work and get ready for the next one."

 
SEC Championships Information:

• Women 6k Results | Men 8k Results
• Venue: Indian Pines Golf Course (Auburn, AL)  
• Men: 12 teams, 104 runners
  • 1. Ole Miss
  • 2. Arkansas
  • 3. Kentucky
  • 8. Florida
• Women: 14 teams, 132 runners
  • 1. Arkansas
  • 2. Florida  
  • 3. Ole Miss

 
Up Next: 

• Florida will travel to Tallahassee for the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 9^th.  Races start at 8:30 a.m.   

 
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