LAKELAND, Fla.- A group of fresh faces led the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles to a second-place finish at the Ed Holloway Classic in Lakeland on Friday. Hector Toro and Nick Moore turned in top 10 finishes to lead the way for the Eagles who rested their top five runners heading into the ASUN Championships at the end of the month.
 
All five FGCU point scorers turned in season best performances. Hector Toro was the first to cross the line for the Blue and Green, notching a seventh-place finish with a 27:27.44. Right behind him was Nick Moore who ran a 27:30.50 for a ninth-place finish. Freshman Lincoln Rice clocked a 27:37.88 to finish 12^th while Andrew Wilcox was 16^th with a 27:46.58. The final point scorer for the Eagles was Brayden Lowe-Massi who finished 34^th with a 29:06.22.
 
As a team the Eagles finished second with 72 points, just behind Florida Southern who won their home race with 65 points. It's the fourth straight top three team finish for the Eagles.
 
FGCU will now turn their attention to the postseason where they run in the ASUN Championships October 30^th in Richmond, Ky.
 
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