By: By Hunter McKay
Results
Nashville, Tn. – The Kennesaw State cross country teams competed at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 16 at Percy Warner Park.
In the women's 5k race, KSU was led again by Caitlyn Farrell who finished 83rd in a time of 19:07.5. Katie Meyer grabbed 105th place in 19:33.5. Right behind Meyer, was Saidah Grant who crossed in 19:34.0 to take 106th place. Bonnie McKinnon took 138th place with a time of 20:20.5. Brooke Aumer (20:36.3) and Reagan Poteet (20:42.9) took 149th and 150th respectively. Morgan Haney crossed the line in a time of 21:57.1 to finish 167th. The women's team finished 14th against other Division 1 competition.
In the men's 8k race, the Owls were led again by freshman Ben Patterson who posted a time of 26:29.8 to finish 61st. Jordan Hand crossed the line in 106th with a time of 27:36.0. Logan Poteet grabbed a 116th place finish with a time of 28:04.2. Will Hasse finished 118th in a time 28:15.0. Chase Kennedy grabbed a 148th place finish in a time of 31:54.9. The men's team placed 14th against the other Division 1 competition.
Coach Poteet on the Teams Performances Today
"The women put in full efforts and did not have big drop off," head coach David Poteet said. "But our goal is to drop times. We talked about that, and they know it."
"I never saw this performance coming for our men after our practices this week. Maybe it's on me or maybe it's on the runners. Maybe a mix of the two. All I know is it cannot happen again and we will make the needed changes to make sure it doesn't happen again.
"I know both teams have better times, and we will work smartly to reach those times. This happened at one point last year, and we came back from it.
"We will be ready for our next race at Jacksonville State in two weeks."
Notes
- The Commodore Classic marked the third consecutive time that Patterson and Farrell have been the Owls top finishers in a meet.
Next Up
The Owls will return to action Saturday, September 30 at the Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama.
