JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – B-CU cross country completed its first event of the season at the Florida Intercollegiate XC Invitational Friday evening at Cecil Field. The Wildcat men finished seventh overall while the women finished 14th.

Junior Andrew Kiplagat picked up right were he left off last season with another strong showing Friday. He achieved a fourth-place finish with a time of 15:01.37, finishing just one second off third.

Jayden Santos-Gonzales earned a top 20 finish for B-CU, recording a time of 15:21.19 in his first appearance with the Maroon & Gold. Victor Chebii finished 76th at 16:27.94.

Lisel Ndlovu was the top performer on the women's side, finishing 68th with a time of 19:47.77, while Valencia Butler was close behind at 80th (20:01.33).

The Wildcats will be back in action again on September 18th as they head to Tallahassee for the Florida State Pre Regional.
 
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