Record-setting day in Gainesville for FGCU cross country teams; Immokalee's Pierre breaks record
By Naples Daily News staff report
Updated Sunday, September 19, 2010
Florida Gulf Coast University freshman and Immokalee High graduate Argeo Cruz set an FGCU record Saturday as the Eagles men’s cross country team finished in sixth place of 19 Florida schools at the Mountain Dew Invitational in Gainesville.
And another Immokalee High graduate, Jacksonville's Joane Pierre, was the overall women's winner. In doing so, she broke a 17-year-old school record by finishing in 17 minutes, 33.50 seconds.
University of Florida runners grabbed eight of the top 11 spots to claim the men's team title. Former Estero High standout and UF freshman Erick Montoya finished the 8K course in 83rd in 28:02.
As for FGCU, Cruz crossed the finish line in 20th in 26:09, which set a school freshman record for an 8K, and was only 42 seconds shy of the overall school mark.
Eagles sophomore Jonathan Lanning finished 36th, and his time of 26:40 set the school’s sophomore record.
Representing Ave Maria University, which finished 18th as a team, St. John Neumann graduate Taylor Peliska finished 103th in 28:26.
In the women’s race, FGCU finished seventh out of 22 teams, with two runners breaking the school 5K mark.
Eagles sophomore Barrie Cohen (25th, 18:42) and Kelly Perzanowski (28th, 18:49) broke the record set by teammate Megan Thies at last year’s Atlantic Sun Conference meet. Thies finished 50th in 19:30.
The area’s top finisher was Ave Maria freshman Marya Haegler, who was 13th in 18:14.
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