LAKELAND, Fla.- Florida Gulf Coast freshman
Rhyen Foley dominated the field Friday at the Ed Holloway Classic in Lakeland, winning her first career individual title by a whopping 17.62 seconds to lead the Eagles to their second straight team title at the event. FGCU won the team title by 34 points with all five scorers finishing in the top 10.
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Coming off of her first career top 10 finish at the Nike Town Twilight, Foley continued her upward rise Friday, blowing away the field with a 22:45.04, 17.62 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
Juliana Courville wasn't far behind, putting together a season best fourth-place finish with a 23:16.37.
Addison Torres was next across the line for the Eagles, finishing sixth with a 23:26.26.
Tess Shultz and
Violet Lackey also carded top 10 finishes, both running sub-24:00 in the 6k.
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With all five scorers in the top 10, FGCU ran away with the team title for the second straight year, finishing with 25 points with Florida Southern next closest with 59.
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The Eagles now turn their attention to the postseason as they prepare for the ASUN Championships October 30
th in Richmond, Ky.
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