New College of Florida Men's and Women's Cross Country concluded its second season Saturday morning with a pair of sixth-place finishes at the Sun Conference Championships, hosted by Ave Maria University.
The Mighty Banyan women recorded 167 points in the 6K, finishing just two points behind fifth-place Keiser. The NCF men totaled 145 points in the 8K, finishing seven points behind the Seahawks.
MEN'S RECAP
Junior Cole Fleming led the Mighty Banyan men for the sixth consecutive race, placing 27th with a time of 29:21.48.
Freshman Keith Smith Jr. was NCF's second finisher, crossing the line in 29:31.44 to place 30th overall and 28th in team scoring.
Junior Natheer Suied followed less than three seconds later, placing 34th overall in 29:34.32.
Freshman Jaxon Alonso gave NCF four runners among the top 36, completing the course in 29:48.36.
Junior Bryce Blalock completed the Mighty Banyans' scoring lineup, placing 38th with a time of 30:08.26.
Sophomore Alex Llanos finished 43rd in 30:47.84, while sophomore Pierce Mihailoff rounded out NCF's finishers in 54th with a time of 32:37.21.
Freshman Jackson Smith also competed for the Mighty Banyans but did not finish the race.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Freshman Mireille Gomez led the NCF women, placing 37th in the 6K with a time of 26:52.13.
Freshman Rylie Yoachum followed in 41st, completing the course in 28:16.41.
Graduate student Naomi Woerner made her first cross country appearance of the season and finished as NCF's third runner, placing 42nd with a time of 28:20.12.
Sophomore Arianna Childs crossed the line in 28:57.43 to place 45th, while freshman Eliza Larramendi-Cruz completed the Mighty Banyans' scoring lineup in 49th at 31:03.22.
Sophomore Abigail Retberg finished 50th with a time of 31:59.62, while junior Alicia Reynolds rounded out the NCF contingent in 34:56.16.
BY THE NUMBERS
14: Mighty Banyans completed Saturday's championship races.
3: Consecutive team-scoring positions claimed by Smith Jr., Suied and Alonso.
2.88: Seconds separating Smith Jr. and Suied at the finish line.
16.92: Seconds separating NCF's second through fourth men's finishers.
2: Points separating the NCF women from fifth-place Keiser.
