Meet 1: Kennesaw State at JSU Struts Season Opener
Date: Friday, August 31 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: Choccolocco Park Sports Complex| Oxford, Al.
Social Media: Twitter 

Meet Information

 Race Preview
The Kennesaw State Cross Country teams will open the 2018 season in Oxford, Alabama at the JSU Struts Season Opener on Friday, August 31.

 KSU will begin its 31st all-time season of cross country with David Poteet starting his fourth season as head coach.
  
The Owls will compete against Alabama A&M (W), Alabama State, Auburn Montgomery (W),Birmingham Southern, Columbus State, Huntingdon, Jacksonville State, Lawson State, Life University (W), Mercer, Montevallo ,Piedmont College , Point University, Reinhardt, Shorter, Troy ,Tuskegee and Wallace State

The women's 5k race will begin at 7 p.m. The men's 7k race is scheduled to begin at 7:45 p.m.
 
Owls Complete Season at NCAA South Regionals
 Six members of the Kennesaw State Cross Country teams finished their seasons at the NCAA Cross Country South Regionals at  Harry Pritchett Running Park on Friday, Nov.10.


KSU Team Notes
- The men's team returns two letter winners welcoming four newcomers to the roster this season. While the women's team returns four letter winners and welcomes eight newcomers. 


- The women's team returns three runners from last year's squad including senior Caitlyn Farrell and sophomores Brooke Aumer, Katie Meyer and Reagan Poteet. Farrell was the Owls top finisher in all seven events a year ago. Aumer, Meyer and Poteet were key contributors last season.They will be joined by a talented group of freshmen including Brenda Ayuk, Sarah Hendrick, Alicia Johnston, Kayla Langston, Aliice Mercier, Gwen Setlock and Alexandria Stevens. Junior Adeline Stone joins the team this year as a junior.


-The men's team returns two athletes from last year's roster in sophomore Chase Kennedy and redshirt-freshman Colton Page. Kennedy was one of the Owls top runners last season. They will be joined this season by four talented freshmen in Austin Muse, Stephen Pipes, Koi Williams and Mekhi Williams.


- In the annual ASUN preseason cross country coaches' polls, the women's and men's teams were both voted fifth.

Next Up
The Owls will travel to Athens, Georgia for the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday, September 8.
 
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