DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The start to the Embry-Riddle University Classic is a narrow steep climb. It might be one of the few hills in all of Florida. The course is challenging and rarely provides a good opportunity for a PR. It does provide for great race conditions. Seminole State Cross Country continued to show improvement with a 9th place finish out of fifteen teams.

Six Raiders did set PRs for 8k, this was due to the fact that none had ran a competitive 8k before. Perhaps a better stat is that three individuals (Eric Horanic, Zedrick Williams and Milan Davich) had faster mile averages than during the Valdosta Invite.

Seminole State will now have a few weeks off until heading up to Jacksonville on October 15.

RAIDER NOTES:

• 19 Raider Student-Athletes were Academic All-NJCAA in 2020-21
• The Men's Team finished 3rd in the FCSAA Region VIII in 2020, there was not a Women's team in 2020
• During the 2019 season, the men's team finished 16th at the NJCAA National meet
• Sponsorship and facility rental opportunities are available, for information send an email to esserk@seminolestate.edu 
• To donate to the Cross Country program follow this link: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E342907&id=72
• The second annual G.R.O.W.Raiders 5k is scheduled for November 14, 2020

About the Seminole State Raiders:

The Raider Athletics Department of Seminole State College was established in 1965 and initially led by Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach Joe Sterling. Seminole State sponsors five sports all competing in the NJCAA Division I.  Both Baseball and Softball facilities are located on College Drive on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.

For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, follow us on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/. 

Media contact: Kurt Esser, Director of Athletics, 407.708.2092, esserk@seminolestate.edu