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Ferlic Named Gophers Cross Country Captain for 2018
8/20/2018 4:54:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
MINNEAPOLIS – Redshirt junior Evan Ferlic will serve as team captain for the 2018 University of Minnesota men's cross country campaign, Director of Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Steve Plasencia announced on Monday.
"Evan is going to do a terrific job this season as our captain. He's a great communicator and a great teammate, and he has a strong bond with everyone in our program," Plasencia said. "As a competitor, Evan has really progressed nicely in his development, and he's only getting better."
A native of Roseville, Minn., Ferlic posted personal records in three of his five races last season with the Maroon & Gold and factored into the team's score four times. He opened the year with a an eight-kilometer personal record of 25:08.0 at the IU Open and later improved that mark to 24:34.5 at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational. Ferlic closed out the year by running a 10-kilometer personal record of 29:59.61 at the NCAA Midwest Regional – a mark that ranks 11th all-time at the University of Minnesota.
The Mounds Park Academy alum is a four-time letter winner and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree – earning both accolades twice in cross country and twice in track.
The Gophers open the season at home on Friday, Sept. 7 with the Oz Memorial before the 33rd Annual Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 29. Both home meets are held at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn.
"Evan is going to do a terrific job this season as our captain. He's a great communicator and a great teammate, and he has a strong bond with everyone in our program," Plasencia said. "As a competitor, Evan has really progressed nicely in his development, and he's only getting better."
A native of Roseville, Minn., Ferlic posted personal records in three of his five races last season with the Maroon & Gold and factored into the team's score four times. He opened the year with a an eight-kilometer personal record of 25:08.0 at the IU Open and later improved that mark to 24:34.5 at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational. Ferlic closed out the year by running a 10-kilometer personal record of 29:59.61 at the NCAA Midwest Regional – a mark that ranks 11th all-time at the University of Minnesota.
The Mounds Park Academy alum is a four-time letter winner and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree – earning both accolades twice in cross country and twice in track.
The Gophers open the season at home on Friday, Sept. 7 with the Oz Memorial before the 33rd Annual Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 29. Both home meets are held at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn.
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