Christie Caruana Leads Troy In Gainesville

Saturday, September 23

Gainesville, Fla.

ALL DAY

Troy University

Mountain Dew Classic

Christie Caruana Leads Troy In Gainesville

9/23/2017 11:09:00 PM | Cross Country

By: Russ Schaffer

Results

GAINESVILLE, Florida – The women's cross country team went south on Saturday to the Mountain Dew Classic in Gainesville, Fla. and finished in the middle of the pack in 16^th place in a competitive meet.

Facing most every university in Florida, Troy finished with a total time of 1:39.18, which was just shy of seven total seconds behind eventual winner Florida.

"We took a small group of women that needed to improve on some things," head coach Elliott Blount said. "There were some mental lapses and poor decisions made, but we saw what we needed to and we will make the proper adjustments. It was a successful meet from a learning standpoint and putting all the pieces together."

As she did in the first two meets of the season, Christie Caruana again took the top spot for Troy on the afternoon with a time of 18:48.3 and an average time of 6:02.8. The freshman finished in 25^th place, which marked a top-25 finish in all three meets this season for her.

The next highest finisher was fellow freshman Mackenzie Walsh at 52^nd place with a time of 19:18.9 and a 6:12.6 average mile time. Only six runners raced for Troy on the day.

Up Next
Both teams will be in action on Saturday in the JSU Foothills Invitational. For more information on Troy cross country, follow the team on social media at troytrojanstfxc or by visiting TroyTrojans.com.