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Pensacola prides itself in its foot races, with the hosting of the Double Bridge Run, McGuire’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K, the recent Jubilee Run, Walk or Drag with Color and several others. The University of West Florida holds two races every year: the Ghost Chase 5K in the fall semester and the Bunny Dash 5K [...]

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Softball finishes third in GSC The University of West Florida softball team lost three consecutive games on the road before ending the season with a little momentum with a 10-1 victory over North Alabama. UWF lost to Alabama-Huntsville 19-2 and 11-3 on April 11 and lost to UNA 8-0 in game one of a doubleheader [...]

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The University of West Florida cross country teams competed at the annual Florida State Relays on March 25. The men’s team was highlighted by a fourth-place finish by Martinique Sykes in the 1,500-meter run. Sykes, who was competing unattached, ran a 3:53.71. Also for UWF, freshman Roman Kowalski provided some excitement, winning his heat in [...]

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Men The University of West Florida cross country teams did well at their first track meet of the season, the Southern Miss Invitational. Chris Roach highlighted the event for the Argonauts, winning the 5,000-meter race in 15:46. Cody Haden also competed in the 5K, finishing sixth in a time of 16:09. Roman Kowalski led the [...]

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Harsh temperatures and oxygen deprivation were not enough to slow down the University West Florida women’s cross country Team in their first ever appearance at NCAA Division II Nationals. The women finished 23rd out of 24 teams that competed in Spokane, Wash. on Nov. 19, according to goargos.com. On paper, the second to last place [...]

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The University of West Florida women’s cross country team had a lot of standouts, and one was freshman frontrunner Aimee Marsh. “Aimee is a big part of our best freshmen class ever,” John Bergen, head cross country coach, said in an email interview. “She helped the team reach nationals for the first time in the [...]

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When John Bergen took over the head coaching job at the University of West Florida before the 2008 season, he inherited two cross country teams, men’s and women’s, both coming off of third-place finishes in the Gulf South Conference. Three years later, Bergen coached the men’s team to a GSC runner-up finish and third-place finish [...]

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The University of West Florida women’s cross country team advanced to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 5 with a second place team finish at the NCAA South Regional hosted by the University of Tampa. It was the first time ever that anyone from a UWF women’s cross country team had advanced to the national meet. [...]

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The University of West Florida men’s cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 5. Only the top two teams advance to the NCAA Championships, thus the meet concludes the cross country season for the UWF men. Alabama-Huntsville and Tampa will advance to the NCAA Championships. UAH finished first overall with [...]

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University of West Florida men’s cross country runner Martinique Sykes is fast on his feet and quick with his wit. Sykes, a hospitality management major, was named Gulf South Conference Runner of the Week for the second time this year, and he said he’s proud his “hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed.” “It’s a pretty awesome [...]

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