University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
XC Opens Season at Florida State
10/1/2020 3:27:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
HATTIESBURG, Miss.– The Southern Miss Cross Country team heads to Tallahassee, Fla. to open the season at the Florida State Invitational on Friday.
Florida State Invitational
The last time Southern Miss had student-athletes compete in Florida State's annual cross country meet was in 2012, where Stephanie Ledgerwood captured the women's individual title. The Golden Eagles placed four runners in the top 20 as the team finished third overall out of 18 teams with 110 points.
Last Time Out
The Golden Eagles finished 12th at the NCAA South Regional last season with Sandra Szpott finishing in 36th place overall to lead Southern Miss.
Quotable – Aaron Kindt
"We are coming off a solid block of training these last few weeks. Excited to kick the season off. Bringing a very young group to this first meet, so it will be a bit of trial by fire for the freshman, we will be leaning heavily on a couple of our returners to navigate this first meet."
The Breakdown
Making the trip to Tallahassee are six student-athletes from the roster. Carlin Beal, Katelyn Cartwright and Kate Mattox all return for the Golden Eagles from a season ago, while Hannah Martin, Cassidy Teuscher and Sarah Parnell will make their Southern Miss debuts.
Schools set to compete alongside the Golden Eagles are conferences foes UAB and FIU as well as Florida State University - B Team, LSU, Mercer University, University of South Alabama, University of South Carolina and Valdosta State University.
Follow Along
Live results will be available via Florida State University and can be found here. Following the meet, final results and a recap will be posted to SouthernMiss.com. The Golden Eagles finishes will also be posted to social media, which fans are encouraged to follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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