TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The Seminole State Women's Cross Country team won the FCSAA Region 8 Division 1 Championship on Friday. Freshman Morgan Harvill finished first for the Raiders and SSC placed their top 5 in the top 11 (overall). The Men's team finished third overall behind Daytona State and Eastern Florida. Complete results are linked at the top of this article.

Harvill (right) set a school record with a 19:22.03 (5K). Rounding out the scoring (top 5) runners for Seminole was; Rachel Horsford, fourth overall (20:48.55), Liliana Flores, 9th (21:02.61), Darcy Cernansky, 10th (21:14.78) and Giannina Rodriguez, 11th (21:16.48).

Both teams will be heading to the NJCAA National meet in Mechanicsville, VA on November 9.

RAIDER NOTES:

• Follow the Cross Country program on Instagram: @seminolestatexc
• The Women's Team finished 20th in the NJCAA in 2023 and the Men were 26th in 2022
• During the 2019 season, the men's team finished 16th at the NJCAA National meet
• 22 Raider Student-Athletes were named Academic All American
• Raider Athletics has generated close to $1,000,000 in economic impact to Seminole County since 2017
• Sponsorship and facility rental opportunities are available, for information send an email to esserk@seminolestate.edu 
• To donate to any of the athletic programs click: https://seminolestate.app.neoncrm.com/forms/athletics

The Raider Athletics Department of Seminole State College lives by the Mission of "preparing Raiders for their Next Steps in Life." "Next steps" can include moving on with an athletic scholarship to a four-year university, an AA or AS degree or preparing to finish a bachelors' degree at Seminole State.

The Raiders were 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