GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gators Men's and Women's Cross Country is scheduled to return to action this Saturday, taking on the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Meet in Madison, Wis.
The race will be the Gators' first crack at the Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course, the home of the 2024 NCAA Cross Country National Championship meets on Nov. 23, 2024.
Live Results from Saturday's Pre-Nationals races can be found
here. The Women will compete in the Women's A Race at 11:00 p.m. ET, and the Men will compete in the Men's B Race beginning at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Live Stream Coverage of Saturday's Pre-Nationals races will be made available by runnerspace.com, and can be found
here.
The Gators last competed at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo., The full recap of the Gators' performance in Columbia can be found
here.
The Gators were scheduled to compete in the FSU Cross Country Invite on October 11, but were unable to travel to Tallahassee as Hurricane Milton approached the Florida peninsula.
The Pre-Nationals meet will mark the season debuts of many of the Gators top competitors.
Hilda Olemomoi will don the Orange and Blue in competition for the first time, one season removed from a fourth-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships and a Bronze Medal at the 2023 SEC Cross Country Championships.
Seniors
Allison Wilson and
Liina Winborn, both of whom scored at last years NCAA Championships, are set to make their season debuts in Madison. Highly-touted freshman
Gabrielle Schmidt, a Brisbane, Australia native, will make her collegiate debut. Schmidt finished 21
st at the 2024 World U20 Cross Country Championships in March.
The complete list of Gator participants is included below.
|
WOMEN |
|
|
|
MEN |
|
| Beth |
Morley |
R-Jr. |
|
Michael |
Fiore II |
R-Jr. |
| Hilda |
Olemomoi |
Jr.* |
|
Ethan |
Geiger |
R-Sr. |
| Gabrielle |
Schmidt |
Fr.* |
|
Jonathan |
Leon |
Fr. |
| Caroline |
Wells |
Jr. |
|
Matt |
Mule' |
R-Jr. |
| Allison |
Wilson |
R-Sr.* |
|
Riley |
Novack |
R-Fr. |
| Tia |
Wilson |
Jr. |
|
Alejandro |
Pena |
R-Fr. |
| Liina |
Winborn |
R-Sr.* |
|
Joshua |
Ruiz |
Fr. |
|
|
|
|
Riley |
Smith |
Fr. |
| |
|
|
|
Matthew |
Stratton |
R-So. |
* - indicates season debut
The Wisconsin Pre-Nationals races are the Gators' final regular-season events. The Gators are slated to compete next at the SEC Championships in College Station, Texas on Friday, Nov. 1.
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