TAMPA – FGCU's Siyabonga Mokgothu claimed his second spring race win overall and posted the second-fastest 5,000-meter time in school history as he led the Eagles at the Tampa Distance Classic on Friday night.

The junior distance runner clocked 14:34.89 in the 5K race, winning by nearly a half-second in a crowded field of over 50 runners. Not far behind Mokgothu was Evan Casterline, who finished fifth as he ran 14:55.69, the 13^th-fastest time in school history.

In the men's 1,500m, Innocent Ntwali finished fourth. His mark of 3:59.21 now ranks fourth in school history, overtaking the 2017 time of Carlin Berryhill of 3:59.23.

On the women's side, Alise Petrova finished third in the 5K with a time of 17:21.78. That shows a nearly five-second improvement in her 5K time from three weeks ago on the same track. Addison Torres ran 18:11.83 to finish eighth, while Tess Shultz claimed a top-10 time of 18:24.10 to finish 10^th.

FGCU returns to action on Mar. 20 in Orlando when the Eagles will compete at the Black & Gold Invite hosted by UCF.

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