MIAMI (September 22, 2017) – After having not competed due to Hurricane Irma since the season-opening Florida Atlantic Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 1, the FIU men's and women's cross country teams finally get back on the road at the prestigious Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational, on Saturday, Sept. 23. The meet will take place at the University of Florida Golf Course in Gainesville.
FIU along, with the host Gators, will be among the 33 women's teams and 27 men's teams competing. The men's 8K race begins at 7:55 a.m. with the women's 5K following at 8:30 a.m.
MOUNTAIN DEW GATOR CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
Men's 8.0 kilometers Race: 7:55 a.m.
Women's 5.0 kilometers Race: 8:30 a.m.
Location: University of Florida Golf Course, 2800 SW 2
nd Ave., Gainesville, Florida, Click
here for directions.
Admission: FREE
Parking: FREE
Click
here for course diagram
Click
here for live results
TEAMS COMPETING
Women: Ave Maria, Bethune-Cookman*, Chipola College, Edward Waters, Embry-Riddle, FIU*, Flagler, Florida A&M*, Florida Atlantic*, Florida College, Florida Gulf Coast*, Florida State*, Florida Tech, FSCJ (Jacksonville), Jacksonville*, Keiser University, Miami*, Mobile, North Florida*, Oglethorpe, Palm Beach Atlantic, Pasco-Hernando State College, Saint Leo, USF*, South Florida State College, St. Thomas (Fla.), Stetson*, Tallahassee CC, Tampa, Tennessee Tech*, Troy*, UCF*, Warner
Men: Ave Maria, Bethune-Cookman*, Edward Waters, Embry-Riddle, FIU*, Flagler, Florida A&M*, Florida Atlantic*, Florida College, Florida Gulf Coast*, Florida Tech, Jacksonville*, Keiser University, Miami*, Mobile, North Florida*, Oglethorpe, Palm Beach Atlantic, Saint Leo, USF*, St. Thomas (Fla.), Stetson*, Tallahassee CC, Tampa, Tennessee Tech*, Troy*, Warner
* - denotes Division I team
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