Gators Women Place First, Men Finish Third at Mountain Dew Invitational

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators men’s and women’s Cross Country teams began their 2023 campaigns Friday morning at the Mountain Dew Invitational placing third and first, respectively.
 
Just twenty-five short minutes after the sunrise, the gun had sounded and the Gators men were off. After navigating through the holes of Mark Bostick Golf Course, the team collected 117 points in their 8k race. Joe Wester was the first Gator to cross the finish line, placing ninth with a time of 24:36.40.
 
Following Wester were Ethan Geiger, Javi Vento, Josh Stern, and Orlando Cicilioni, who all contributed points towards the third place finish.
 
Shortly after, the women took to the three-mile course. Running in her first race in three years, Allison Wilson, a transfer from the University of Alabama, placed first overall with a time of 16:38.70.
 
Her Gator teammates were not far behind as five other Florida runners, Liina Winborn, Vasileia Spyrou, Rylee Pustilnik, Olivia Jones and Sayla Donnelley placed in the top twenty.
 
Winborn, Spyrou, Pustilnik and Jones contributed to the 38 points scored by the women, which was enough to beat out Vanderbilt for a first place finish.
 
RESULTS
 
Men’s Team Finishes

Team	Place	Points
North Florida	1st	30
Georgia Tech	2nd	40
Florida	3rd	117
Flagler	4th	154
Embry-Riddle	5th	158
Vanderbilt	6th	168
Florida Southern	7th	181
Tampa	8th	211
South Florida	9th	232
Chattanooga	10th	236
Florida Gulf Coast	11th	270
Stetson	12th	318
Florida Atlantic	13th	419
FIU	14th	451
Bethune-Cookman	15th	490

 
Individual Finishes – Men’s 8k
9) Joe Wester – 24:36.40
13) Ethan Geiger – 24:38.20
25) Javi Vento – 25:04.30
26) Josh Stern – 25:04.70
59) Orlando Cicilioni – 25:31.80
109) Ryan Miller – 26:33.80
117) Mac Wright – 26:50.20
 
Women’s Team Finishes

Team	Place	Points
Florida	1st	38
Vanderbilt	2nd	42
Georgia Tech	3rd	62
Chattanooga	4th	130
Flagler	5th	132
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