Jessica Pascoe kicks off her first meet of the 2019 season with a first-place finish and SEC honors.
Pascoe Named SEC Women's Runner of the Week
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | Cross Country
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By: Carroll Rich
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Southeastern conference announced its weekly cross country honors on Tuesday, as senior Jessica Pascoe was named SEC Women's Runner of the Week after an unrelenting first-place finish at last weekend's Montain Dew Invitational.
Mountain Dew Invitational 🥇 ➡️ @SEC Women's Runner of the Week @Jesspascoe_
Jessica Pascoe notched her second consecutive first-place finish at the Mountain Dew Invitational on Saturday, while also becoming only the second Gator in school history to record four top-five finishes in the event's history. She blazed through the women's 5k, crossing the line in 16:54.74, which was almost a minute faster than the next finisher (17:52.22).
Pascoe way ahead of the pack in Saturday's women's 5k race
Pascoe's performance notched the third-fastest 5k time on the University of Florida golf course, as she holds the top time (16:13.87) from her first-place performance in last season's Mountain Dew Invitational. Additionally, her time of 16:54.74 is currently the fastest time thus far out of all SEC women runners who have competed in a 5k this season.
Florida will compete next in two weeks when it splits the team for races at the Virginia Invitational and UCF Knights Invitational on Friday, Sept. 27.
