Friday, October 15
Tallahassee, FL
Wake Forest University
at
Pre-National Invitational
Men's XC Placed 15th, Women 17th at Pre-Nationals
10/15/2021 10:51:00 AM | Cross Country
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Wake Forest men's and women's cross country teams placed 15th and 17th at the stacked field of the Pre-Nationals Invitational at Apalachee Regional Park.
The Deacs men finished 15th in their 8k race while the women placed 17th in the 6k competition.
Zach Facioni's 22nd place paced the Deacs to a top 15 finish against national powerhouse programs; he finished with a time of 23:25.5 which matched his best time at this course. Facioni and Luke Tewalt headlined the Deacs with marks inside the top 50 runners.
Carolien Millenaar notched the best finish for the women with a time of 20:36.5 as she placed 43rd out of a field of 246. Hana Castimanes and Madeline Rehm rounded out Wake Forest's top three.
JOHN HAYES QUOTE
"The men had a tough day today. They've trained well so I'm confident that we will see a very different team at ACC and regionals. They are a hard working great group to coach."
"The women ran a solid race and continue to make great strides in both attitude and performance. They still have room to get better this season and I'm excited to see what the next four weeks bring in preparation for ACC and regional."
FSUXC INVITE / PRE-NATIONALS (all times Eastern)
Full Results
Venue: Apalachee Regional Park
Date: October 15th
Friday, October 15:
The Deacs men finished 15th in their 8k race while the women placed 17th in the 6k competition.
Zach Facioni's 22nd place paced the Deacs to a top 15 finish against national powerhouse programs; he finished with a time of 23:25.5 which matched his best time at this course. Facioni and Luke Tewalt headlined the Deacs with marks inside the top 50 runners.
Carolien Millenaar notched the best finish for the women with a time of 20:36.5 as she placed 43rd out of a field of 246. Hana Castimanes and Madeline Rehm rounded out Wake Forest's top three.
JOHN HAYES QUOTE
"The men had a tough day today. They've trained well so I'm confident that we will see a very different team at ACC and regionals. They are a hard working great group to coach."
"The women ran a solid race and continue to make great strides in both attitude and performance. They still have room to get better this season and I'm excited to see what the next four weeks bring in preparation for ACC and regional."
FSUXC INVITE / PRE-NATIONALS (all times Eastern)
Full Results
Venue: Apalachee Regional Park
Date: October 15th
Friday, October 15:
- Men's 8k (15th - 401pts)
- 22) Zach Facioni, 23:25.5
- 46) Luke Tewalt, 23:48.9
- 77) Thomas Vanoppen, 24:05.0
- 109) Justin Robison, 24:18.4
- 151) Jonathan Velasco, 24:39.1
- Women's 6k (17th - 474pts)
- 43) Carolien Millenaar, 20:36.5
- 82) Hana Catsimanes, 21:00.4
- 110) Madeline Rehm, 21:19.4
- 120) Gabriella Castro, 21:26.1
- 129) Elise Wright, 21:32.9
- 136) Amy Harding-Delooze, 21:38.8
- 163) Caroline Garrett, 21:55.7
- 232) Taylor Stone, 23:36.6
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