Richmond, Ky. – The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles got off to a slow start and weren't able to recover Friday morning at the ASUN Championships in Richmond, Ky., finishing fifth as a team in the event.
The Eagles were beat off the gun and sat sixth after the first 2000m, briefly working their way back into the mix in fourth at the 5000m mark before ultimately finishing fifth. Lipscomb dominated the field to win the event, just one point off of a perfect score with 16 while North Florida was second with 66, Bellarmine and Stetson battled for third and fourth with 94 and 97 in front of the Eagles with 129.
Siyabonga Mokgothu led the Eagles with a 19
th place finish, turning in a time of 25:47.0.
Victor Kemboi was next to cross the line, less than a second behind him at 25:47.9 for a top 20 finish.
Nick Moore was 33
rd for the Eagles with a 26:46.0 while Joel Jean and
Jacob Leon rounded out the scoring for FGCU.
The Eagles will try to regroup over the next two weeks as they turn their attention to the NCAA South Regionals in Tallahassee on Nov. 13 with a bid to the NCAA Championships on the line.
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