USF Cross Country Sweeps UCF Invite

Michael Babinec won his second consecutive race on Saturday. Follow @USFTrack

The men won with 28 points, ahead of second-place FIU (68) and third-place Florida Atlantic (72) and three others. The women won with 31 points to finish in front of UCF (40) and Stetson (62), along with five other teams.

For the second consecutive meet, senior Michael Babinec led the Bulls with a first-place finish. The Riverview, Fla., native completed the 8K course in a time of 26:16.70.

“He worked really hard to get in shape over the summer and now it’s paying off,” said head coach Dena Reif. “He was in a pack through the first two and then he broke away from the back. This was the first 8K for the men this year…