TALLAHASSEE, FLA-  The Thomas University Women's Cross Country is no stranger to Apalachee Regional Park as Thomas competed at the annual FSU XC Invitational Friday morning. The Night Hawks had a cancellation in last weekend's competition, which gave TU the opportunity to run a familiar course that marked their first ever home meet three weeks ago. Several Night Hawks had outstanding performances.

 

HIGHLIGHTS: Sophomore Cassandra Richards led the way for the Night Hawks as the Fairfield, ME native took 210th place with a time of 21:36.8. Sophomore Victoria Richards took 232nd place with a time of 22:11.3. Sophomore Sophia Alexander took 238th place with a time of 22:35.0. Freshman Ala Bochette made her collegiate debut, taking 244th place with a time of 22:53.7.

 

WHAT'S NEXT: The Night Hawks will have two weeks to rest and prepare for their next race for the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational on October 22nd in Huntsville, Ala.

 

"Our team competed in the largest and most competitive cross country meet the Night Hawks has ever seen in program history." said Head Coach Scott Gowan. "We had outstanding performances across the board." There were several D1 schools in the field and our athletes got out there and didn't back down from the challenge." "We gained valuable experiences today that will help us down the road for postseason competition in the SUN Conference Championship next month."

 

NIGHT HAWKS BY THE NUMBERS:

Cassandra Richards: 21:38.8 (210th place)

Victoria Richards: 22:11.3(232nd  place)

Sophia Alexander: 22:35.0 (238th place)

Alea Bochette:22:53.7 (244th place)

 

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