TALLAHASSEE (Oct. 2, 2020) – The FIU cross country team opened up its 2020 campaign Friday morning, competing in the Florida State Invitational at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.
Junior Eliseo Torres led the men to a sixth-place finish with a time of 26:17 to place 14th of 77 in the men's 8K field, while freshman Emilie Christiansen made a strong Panther debut in the women's 5K, finishing in 18:19 to place 10th out of 87. The women also concluded the competition in sixth place as well.
"Emilie ran a great race and had a very impressive performance to begin her FIU career," said head distance coach Jermaine Felix.