Valby Finishes First, Women Place Fifth at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

Friday, October 13

Madison, WI

W: 6k @ 12:00 PM

Florida Gators

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

Valby Finishes First, Women Place Fifth at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

Friday, October 13, 2023 | Cross Country

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By: Arik Morton

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators Women's Cross Country team closed out their 2023 regular season with an impressive fifth place finish at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.

The No. 9 Florida Gators participated in the Women's 6k Championship, lining them up for competition against twenty-one nationally ranked programs.

The Gators were propelled to their finish by 2022 NCAA Cross Country Runner-Up Parker Valby, who placed first overall while also making her 2023 season debut on Friday. Valby, despite the consistent rain throughout the contest, took the lead from the start and never looked back. As the race progressed, she slowly pulled away from the leaders. When it was all said and done Valby crossed the finish line with a time of 19:17.2. This mark is a new Wisconsin Course record.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐘𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 🥇@parker_valby #GoGators 🐊 pic.twitter.com/596qjpqeIf
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) October 13, 2023

However, a team cannot place highly at a competitive race like Nuttycombe without a complete team effort. Flomena Asekol, Elise Thorner and Allison Wilson all recorded top forty finishes placing 16^th, 30^th and 38^th respectively. The final Gator to score was Lucinda Rourke who finished 177^th. In the end, the Gators totaled 262 points, recording victories over No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 8 Washington and No. 10 Colorado.

𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇 5⃣ @ #NuttyInvite 🔥#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/fJ3DVFsk6k
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) October 13, 2023

RESULTS

Women's Team Finishes

Team	Place	Points
Northern Arizona	1^st	52
North Carolina State	2^nd	95
Georgetown	3^rd	208
Stanford	4^th	227
Florida	5^th	262
Notre Dame	6^th	292
Oregon State	7^th	315
CBU	8^th	322
Michigan State	9^th	342
Lipscomb	10^th	363
Iowa State	11^th	381
Ole Miss	12^th	382
Washington	13^th	383
Colorado	14^th	395
Utah	15^th	419
Wisconsin	16^th	421
Colorado State	17^th	437
Furman	18^th	438
Harvard	19^th	454
Syracuse	20^th	480
Duke	21^st	508
North Carolina	22^nd	510
Portland	23^rd	528
Providence	24^th	536
New Mexico	25^th	580
Columbia	26^th	606
Penn State	27^th	608
Boise State	28^th	645
Elon	29^th	686
Florida State	30^th	725
Air Force	31^st	827
Utah State	32^nd	833
Texas	33^rd	893

Individual Finishes – Women's 6k Championship
1) Parker Valby – 19:17.2 – Course Record
16) Flomena Asekol – 20:14.2
30) Elise Thorner – 20:32.5
38) Allison Wilson – 20:38.4
180) Lucinda Rourke – 21:49.1
190) Liina Winborn – 21:58.6
DNF) Sayla Donnelley

UPCOMING ACTION
The Florida Gators Cross Country team will be back in action on October 27 for the SEC Championships in Columbia, South Carolina.

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