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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Franklin Caceres

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Cape Coral, Fla.

Biography

Top Times
10k: 32:51.4
5000m:15:22.87
8k: 25:39.7

Spring 2024
Finished 18th at the Tampa Spartans Open with a time of  8:59.44 in the 3000m. Produced a top ten finish at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational, clocking 15:57.75 and finishing 8th. Ran 15:35.58 and placed 10th at the South Florida Invitational. 

Fall 2023
Placed ninth with a time of 16:02.14 at the FAU Invite in the 5K, clocked 25:48.8 at the Mountain Dew Invitational. Caceres stopped the clock at 25:39.7 and took 38th place at the highly competitive FSU Invitational.Caceres was the second runner for FGCU to cross the finish line at the ASUN Championship as he placed 47th with a time of 26:13.39. 

Fall 2022
Placed 89th out of 299 runners at the highly competitive FSU Invite with a time of 26:06.6 in the 8k and helped FGCU to an overall 10th-place finish. Finished in the top 10 at the USF Invite and assisted the Eagles to take the team title. Ran a personal-best time of 25:42.90 at the ASUN championship.
 
2021 (Fall)
placing 21st (16:47.00) at the FAU Invite... Helped FGCU  to a 13th place finish at the FSU Pre-National 8K Open in a personal-best 26 minutes, 44.4 seconds... Placed 54th at the ASUN Championship (26:01.5).

2021 (Spring)
Opened his collegiate racing career placing 16th (28:31.7) at the UCF 8k Invite... Finished 12th at the FGCU Invite vs Stetson with a time of 17:04.3... Placed 53rd at the ASUN Championship (28:37.1).

High School
Coached by Jordan Rodriguez at Ida S. Baker High... Recipient of the Al Oerter Red Ribbon Award... 2019-2020 News Press All-Area Cross Country... 2018-19 Boys XC MVP... 2019 Lee County All-Conference Team Track and Field... 3x varsity letter winner in XC and Track... School Record Holder for 1600m, and 3200m.

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7686020/Florida_Gulf_Coast/Franklin__Caceres.html


Personal
Born on July 5, 2001... Son of Franklin and Olga Caceres, has two siblings, Natalie and Joshua... Intends to major in Finance.

Updated 5/3/24

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2021Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2022Junior

    6'0"
  • 2023Senior

    6'0"
  • 2024Graduate Student

    6'0"