November 7, 2014
UT Set to Host 2014 SSC Cross Country Championships
TAMPA, Fla. - The 2014 Sunshine State Conference Cross Country Championships will take place on Saturday as the University of Tampa will host the meet at Sydney Dover Trails. The men's 8K race will begin at 7:45 a.m., followed by the women's 6K event at 8:30 a.m.
Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Lynn (women), Nova Southeastern, Rollins, Saint Leo, and Tampa will vie for the SSC championships.
On the women's side, Tampa has won seven consecutive SSC championships dating back to 2007. So far this fall, UT has won five of its six races.
The SSC men's championship has went to three different schools the last three years, including Florida Southern in 2013, Nova Southeastern in 2013 and Tampa in 2011. Prior to that, FSX had taken 14 straight titles as the Mocs have won 15 of the last 17 league championships.
In the latest USTFCCCA South Region women's cross country rankings, Tampa holds the top spot, while Saint Leo is third and Nova Southeastern in eighth.
On the men's side, Saint Leo is the top-ranked team in the South Region, with fellow SSC schools Florida Southern (2), Tampa (5) and Nova Southeastern (7) also represented.
In the national rankings, both Saint Leo's men and Tampa's women are listed as receiving votes.
The 2014 SSC Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships awards ceremony will take place following the completion of both races. Team championship trophies will be presented to the top men's team and the top women's team. In addition, the All-Championship Team (the top ten men finishers and the top ten women finishers) will be announced.
DIRECTIONS TO SYDNEY DOVER TRAILS
From Tampa:
Go East on Hwy 60 all the way through Brandon to Dover Rd (just east the railroad tracks) and east of the fire tower . Get in the left lane and take the 3rd cut-through into the park (on left hand side). If you get to Sydney Washer Rd, you went too far east.
From Orlando:
Take I- 4 West. Exit at Plant City and head south to Hwy 60. Take Hwy 60 west past Sydney Washer Rd. Get in the right lane. The entrance to the park will be on right-hand side, about ½ mile past (west of) Sidney Washer Rd. If you get to Dover Rd, you went too far west.