Florida International University Athletics’ men’s and women’s cross country teams each placed eighth in their respective races at the Conference USA Cross Country Championships in Huntsville, Ala. Ane Martin Del Campo led the women’s team, while Brad Malick-Beltran recorded the men’s top finish. The results gave FIU a pair of eighth-place finishes at the conference championships.
Martin Del Campo was FIU’s top overall finisher, placing 33rd in the women’s race with a time of 21:26.0. Sunniva Andersen finished 50th in 21:45.2, and Lorena Bartakovic placed 62nd in 22:04.6. The three runners represented FIU’s listed top women’s finishers from the meet.
Malick-Beltran led the men’s team with a 46th-place finish in 26:19.6. Cody Simonson placed 55th in 26:50.0, while Daniel Mudd finished 56th in 26:52.7. Simonson and Mudd finished less than three seconds apart in the men’s race.
Next up for FIU cross country
NCAA Regionals are scheduled to take place at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. The meet is the next listed competition for FIU’s men’s and women’s cross country teams. Martin Del Campo and Malick-Beltran enter the regional meet as FIU’s top finishers from the Conference USA championships.
FSB Take
FIU’s matching eighth-place finishes show that both teams reached the same team result at the Conference USA championships. Martin Del Campo and Malick-Beltran provide clear individual leaders after posting the best FIU finishes in their respective races. The NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee will be the next opportunity for both teams to build on those conference-meet performances.
Source: Original report