Eastern Florida State College Cross Country Teams Place in National Championship

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College cross country teams traveled to compete at the NJCAA Division II National Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa this weekend. Both men’s and women’s teams placed in the championships.

The Eastern Florida State College women’s cross country team placed 16th overall at the NJCAA Division II National Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday afternoon.

It was a cold afternoon in Iowa with snow on the ground and the Titans finished among the top 20 teams in the meet for the third time in program history.

Sophomore Rori Pandolfini finished 56th overall in the race crossing the finish line of the 5K race in 21 minutes and 13.2 seconds.

Teammate Malinda Underwood finished in 21:59.1 and finished 90th overall while teammate Aubrey Orcutt crossed in 22:35.9. Ember Michaels was right behind Orcutt, finishing in 22:42.1 while Maddison Lusk finished in 24:04.7. Abigail Derisme finished in 24:51.1 and Kyla Waymire crossed in 26:25.5.

Mesa Community College won the team title ahead of Paradise Valley. Paradise Valley’s Arianna Mason won the individual title in 18:43.9.

The Eastern Florida State College men’s cross country team placed 26th overall at the NJCAA Division II National Championships in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday.

In cold conditions and snow on the ground, freshman Jaiden McKee finished 37th overall in the 8K race with a time of 28 minutes, 01.1 seconds. It was the top finish by a Titan at a national championship.

McKee went out fast and was in the top 16 for the first 2K of the race and stayed around there for much of the race.

Teammate Morgan Vici rebounded from a slow start, moving steadily up the field throughout the 8K race. The sophomore finished 127th overall with a time of 29:40.5. Brandon Faris and Noah McMann finished together as Faris crossed in 30:43.7 and McMann finished in 30:43.8. Wyatt Pittman finished the race right behind them, crossing in 30:51.5.

Joshua Torres ran the race in 31:25.6 and Toby Grissom finished in 34:00.1.

Lansing Community College repeated as the NJCAA Division II National Champion and Cowley College’s Esteban Boisseau won the individual title, finishing in 26:15.8.

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