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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Ava Povich

Ava Povich

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Fort Myers, Fla.
  • High School:
    Evangelical Christian School

TOP TIMES

Cross Country Indoor Track and Field  Outdoor Track & Field
5k- 17:52.3 3000m- 10:17.65 5000m- 16:57.24
6k- 22:22.1 Mile- 5:17.37 1500m- 4:43.62

2025-26

Cross Country:
Opened junior season with a 8th place finish in the 5K and PR 17:52.3 at the UNF Invite...


2024-25
Cross Country: Opened season at UCF, placing 26th in the 5k with a time of 19:13.5... earned a PR and sixth place finish in the 6k (22:22.1) at the Georgia Tech XC Invitational... earned a 25th place finish and PR in the 5k (18:12.4) at the FSU XC Invitational.

2023-24
FRESHMAN SEASON
Cross Country: Placed 13th in the 5k at the Firetower Project Run with a time of 18:34.10 ... Finished 31st in the 5k at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 18:29.69 ... Finished 111th in the 5k at the Joe Piane Invite (18:30.0) ... Finished 103rd in the 5k at the Crimson Classic (22:01.6) ... All-ACC 18th at ACC Championships at 2023 ... All-region 12th place finish at Regionals (2023) ... Contributed to the Noles qualifying to cross nationals and placing 19th as a team in 2021, and 18th as a team in 2023.

Track: Placed 9th at the Jimmy Carnes invitational in the 3,000-meter with a time of 10:18.04... Competed at the RAAD Sports Invite, placing 21st in the mile (5:17.37) and eighth in the 3000 (10:17.65)... Placed eighth at the FSU Relays in the 1500 with a time of 4:43.62..Competed at the Florida Relays in the 5k, finishing in fourth at 16L57.24...Finished in 48th at the Wake Forest Invite in the 5k at 17:01.89... Competed at the ACC Outdoor Championship, placing 37th in the 5k at 17:56.79.

BEFORE FSU: Finished third in the 2022 FHSAA Class 1A State Cross Country Championships with a personal best time of 18:16.3 …. Was a state champion at the 2023 FHSAA Class 1A State Track & Field Championships winning the 3200M with a personal best time of 10:47.99 … she also finished fourth in the 1600m with another personal best time of 5:01.84 … she finished as a 9x state medalist during her four years at Evangelical Christian. 

PERSONAL: Born October 3, 2004…. Daughter of David & Annette Povich … plans to major in Exercise Physiology
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