Gators Host Mountain Dew Invitational Saturday Morning

Saturday, September 14

Gainesville, FL

7:55 AM

Florida Gators

Mountain Dew Invitational

The Florida women look to claim their sixth straight Mountain Dew Invitational title at this year's meet.

Gators Host Mountain Dew Invitational Saturday Morning

Thursday, September 12, 2019 | Cross Country

By: Carroll Rich

Meet Info | Course Map (8k) | Course Map (5k)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men's and women's cross country teams host their lone home meet of the 2019 season on Saturday morning (Sept. 14), welcoming over 30 collegiate programs to UF's Mark Bostick Golf Course for the 2019 Mountain Dew Invitational.

The two events scheduled, the men's 8k race and women's 5k race, are highlighted by a field of different collegiate programs from Florida and around the southeast.

On the men's side, the Gators and North Florida headline the men's field, being ranked in the top-15 of the Division I USTFCCCA South Region rankings, while regionally-ranked Division II programs Embry-Riddle, Florida Southern, Saint Leo, Tampa, Lynn and Nova Southeastern also add to the men's competition.

The Florida women have dominated the Mountain Dew Invitational, seeking their sixth consecutive title this season, as the Gators and North Florida women also highlight the women's competition as the lone regionally-ranked Division I programs competing on Saturday. Additionally, regionally-ranked Division II programs Flagler College, Anderson University (S.C.) and Georgia College add to the women's field.

The Gators last competed two weeks ago (Aug. 30) in a dual meet at North Florida, in which the Florida women opened the 2019 season victorious, sweeping the first four finishes and claiming seven of the top-10 in a two-mile race, while the men finished runner-up to the Ospreys with five top-15 finishes in a three-mile race.

Spectator information, start times, and live results information for the Mountain Dew Invitational are listed below:

MOUNTAIN DEW INVIATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Half-Mile Timing)
Men's 8.0 kilometers Race: 7:55 a.m.
Women's 5.0 kilometers Race: 8:30 a.m.
Award Ceremony: 9:30 a.m.
Venue: Mark Bostick Golf Course
FREE ADMISSION
Parking: University of Florida Levin College of Law and Gainesville Woman's Club
Meet Information / Team Information

GATORS SCHEDULED TO COMPETE:

WOMEN

Name (Class)	Collegiate PR (5k)
Imogen Barrett (So.)	18:46.06
Autumn Bartlett (R-Sr.)	19:08.65
Elisabeth Bergh (R-Sr.)	16:56.99
Grace Blair (So.)	17:47.5
Payton Capes-Davis (Jr.)	17:27.78
Emily Culley (Fr.)	N/A
Sophie Ebihara (R-Jr.)	N/A
Maria Fernandez (R-Fr.)	N/A
Gianna Forte (Fr.)	N/A
Madison Morse (R-Sr.)	19:00.2
Pamela O'Brien (R-Fr.)	N/A
Jessica Pascoe (Sr.)	16:13.87
Sophie Piniella (R-Fr.)	20:16.0

MEN

Name (Class)	Collegiate PR (8k)
Matt Bomkamp (R-Sr.)	25:06.2
Hugh Brittenham (Fr.)	N/A
Matthew Clark (R-So.)	25:54.78
Nick Deal (So.)	24:49.0
Marshall Dillon (R-Jr.)	25:03.9
Trevor Foley (So.)	23:54.0
Jack Guyton (R-Sr.)	23:45.35
Blake Lowery (R-Jr.)	24:40.45
Jesse Millson (R-Jr.)	25:37.56
Colin Schaefer (R-Jr.)	23:36.01
Dominic Williams (R-Jr.)	25:51.8
Cavan Wilson (R-Fr.)	N/A

2019 TEAMS PARTICIPATING

Men	Women
Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson (S.C.)
Auburn Montgomery	Auburn Montgomery
Bethune-Cookman	Bethune-Cookman
Daytona State College	Daytona State College
Edward Waters	Edward Waters
Embry-Riddle	Embry-Riddle
FIU	FIU
Florida	Florida
Florida A&M	Florida A&M
Florida Atlantic	Florida Atlantic
Florida College	Florida College
Florida Gulf Coast	Florida Gulf Coast
Florida Southern	Florida Southern
Florida Tech	Florida Tech
FSCJ (Jacksonville)	FSCJ (Jacksonville)
Georgia College	Georgia College
Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Lake Sumter State College	Lake Sumter State College
Lynn	Lynn
Mobile	Mobile
North Florida	North Florida
Nova Southeastern	Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic	Palm Beach Atlantic
--	Pasco-Hernando State College
Rollins	Rollins
Saint Leo	Saint Leo
Seminole State College	Seminole State College
South Florida	South Florida
--	South Florida State College
Southeastern U.	Southeastern U.
St. Thomas (Fla.)	St. Thomas (Fla.)
Tampa	Tampa
Troy	Troy
--	UCF
Valdosa State	Valdosa state
West Florida	West Florida

MOUNTAIN DEW INVITATIONAL HISTORY

The Florida women have tallied 13 titles since the home event was renamed the Mountain Dew Invitational in 2005, while the men have earned nine titles – finishing in third place last season.
Eight Gators on each side have claimed individual titles at the Mountain Dew Invitational – the most recent being senior Jessica Pascoe (2018).
Pascoe's first-place finish time of 16:13.87 (PR) in last season's Mountain Dew Invitational set the fastest time in MDI history for the 5k.
Last season's meet saw eight PRs on the women's side and six on the men's side.
Jessica Pascoe leads all current Gators with three top-five finishes at the MDI, while redshirt senior Elisabeth Bergh follows with two on the women's side. On the men's side, Colin Schaefer holds two top-five finishes at the meet.