Richardson’s season-best time of 17:47.4 saw the freshman finish in the 38th, as she continues to impress following an absolutely superb first year in Orlando where she set the Freshman 5k record (17:12.4). Fellow sophomore Penelope Sosa had one of her best races in Black and Gold, rounding out the Knights top-100 trio in 77th with a strong time of 18:06.6.
Rodriguez put in a career performance in Louisville this morning, claiming 72nd with her time of 18:06.5, breaking her previous best by more than eight seconds.
Overall, the squad saw vastly better performances than their first meet almost a month ago, with coach Harmon stressing the gradual improvement that will lead up to UCF’s first Big 12 Championships. Fifth year Charlotte Crook ran a season-best 19:01.7 as she continued her path toward sub-19 seconds after missing the entire 2022 campaign.
Abby Clements made her UCF debut with a strong time of 19:02.3, claiming 194th as the lone Knights freshman. The twins, Paige and Riley Jaszczak, went back-to-back with times of 19:06.9 and 19.11.0. Lillian Holtery (18:31) and Ali Del Re (18:37.2), who ran a season-best finished the race just outside the top 100, placing in 118th and 134th.
The Knights came in 12th with 417 points, trailing Clemson in 11th and ahead of Xavier in 13th. Grand Valley State claimed the top spot with 58 points.
UP NEXT
The Knights will regroup before making the trip out west for the Arturo Barrios Invitational for the season consecutive season on Oct. 13.
