TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Thunderbird men's and women's cross country teams competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic at Apalachee Regional Park on Friday morning. The No. 22 ranked men's team finished in ninth place at the event, while the women's team finished in 17th. 

On the women's side, the charge was led by Alison Pray, who finished in 16th place. She ran the 6K course in 20:40.1 to put herself in content against some of the top individuals in the nation. 

Raquel Chavez finished second for the Thunderbirds in 81st place, running the course in 21:59.3. Haley Tanne was third for SUU in 88th, while Julieta Navarrete-Lamas was fourth for the T-Birds in 90th. 

As a team, the Thunderbirds finished with 360 points to finish in 17th place ahead of Eastern Kentucky. 

On the men's side, the pace was set for Southern Utah by Santiago Gaitan, who finished in 30th place with a time of 24:18.8 on the 8K course. Travis Feeny and Stefen Rasmuson finished neck-and-neck to place 42nd and 43rd respectively. 

Aidan Reed clocked in with a 24:27.4 to finish in 51st, while Nate Osterstock had a 24:30.6 to finish in 55th. 

Southern Utah scored 212 points to finish 9th in the 20-team field.   

Both of Southern Utah's top squads competed in the Garnet Races at the event. 

In the Gold Men's race, Jacob Francis finished in 13th place with a time of 25:24.8. 

The next meet on the schedule for Southern Utah will be the 2021 Big Sky Winter Cross Country Championships, which will be ran on February 27 in Riverdale, Utah. 

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