Maier runs to school-record at FSU Invite
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 2, 2020) – Sophomore Mat Maier set a school-record in the 8K to lead Tallahassee Community College's men's cross country team to an eighth-place finish in the college division at Friday's Florida State University Cross Country Invitational.
The annual FSU Invite marked the first event at Apalachee Regional Park since the COVID-19 shutdown in the spring. The ARP, in April, was awarded the NJCAA Division I & II Cross Country Championships in 2022.
After opening its season at the Alligator Lake Invitational in Lake City, Fla., on September 18, head coach Gary Droze saw marked improvements on Friday.
"We still have a fair amount of work to do, but we knocked out two early season goals: we established a new school record and we posted a team average of under 30 minutes," Droze said.
Maier bested the previous school record by 17 seconds, crossing the stripe in 27:52.9, good for 36th place overall.
Sophomore Will Stratton and freshman Bryce Bass posted top ten all-time times for the Eagles. Stratton finished in 29:08.7, the fourth-best 8K time in school history while Bass' 30:03.8 now ranks eighth. They finished in 57th and 62nd, respectively on Friday.
Sophomore Rodolph Adonis clocked a 31:21.8 and was followed immediately by freshman Shawn Marcum, who posted a 31:32.2.
Freshman Elijah Oquendo finished in 33:19.4 while sophomore Austin Erbaio ran a time of 34:58.3.
Tallahassee's next scheduled event is the TCC Eagle Invite on Saturday, October 17.
