JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The 2024 edition of the Runnin Raiders, is as Coach Tucker Morgan stated, "filled with a bunch of racers!" Members of both the Women's and Men's team are a competitive group and not satisfied with good results. Both teams finished 5th at the UNF Duval 5k Cross Country Challenge (13 teams on the Women's side/12 teams on the Men's) and were the highest placing teams from the FCSAA. Freshman Morgan Harvill was tops again for SSC (23rd overall, Top FCSAA finisher) with a 19:41. Robert Bellamy ran 16:54 for Seminole and placed 31st overall. The entire results are linked at the top of the page.
Even with slow and wet conditions, the Women's team set a school record for fastest team average (21:21). Harvill is now #2 on the All-Time Top 10 list for Seminole State Ladies, Rachel Horsford is #8.
Seminole will next travel to Embry-Riddle in Daytona on September 21st for their first morning race of the year.
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
About the Seminole State Raiders:
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
