Men's Results | Women's Results

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Kennesaw State cross country teams competed in the ASUN Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Buckingham Complex.
 
The women's team took home third place while the men's team finished eighth.
 
In the women's 5K, Sarah Hendrick finished eighth with a time of 17:40.40. That finish earned her ASUN Second Team All-Conference honors. Katie Meyer was the second Owl to cross the line. She finished 15^th in 18:03.43. Rachel Van Amburgh took home 23^rd in a time of 18:35.64. Ellla Weaver earned as spot on the ASUN All-Freshmen team after posting a time of 19:25.92 to finish 37^th. Jordan Rozier (19:29.04) and Hope Thornton (19:35.08) finished 40^th and 43^rd overall.
 
In the men's 8K, Mekhi Williams led the way for KSU again. He recorded a time of 26:03.3 to finish 29^th. Koi Williams (26:51.55) and Peter Brooks (27:06.61) grabbed 50^th and 55^th. Cameron Paulk ran a time of 28:48.34 to finish 63.  Austin Muse crossed the line in 29:06.76 to finish 66^th and round out the scoring for the Owls.

Head Coach Adam Bray on the Teams Performances Today
On the men's team …
"The men raced tough despite facing an uphill battle. We had one guy under the weather and suffered a rolled ankle mid race with another. Despite the set backs I am proud of the way the men's team competed hard. This group has a lot of potential and once we add some more depth through recruiting this team will make the climb towards the top of the ASUN Conference."

On the women's team …
"The women ran great today!! We talked about potentially going out there sneaking into 3rd place if we could put together a solid race from everyone and they were able to do just that. Sarah Hendrick ran lights out and earned second team all-ASUN. Katie Meyer had a tremendous race going and hung in there over the last 800m to finish 15th overall. We were able to get Rachel back from injury for this meet which helped a lot. I can't say enough about our three freshman ladies. They sealed the deal for us to finish 3rd as a team with Ella Weaver earning a spot on the All-Freshmen team."

On the season overall…
"Overall this has been a great season and now we turn our attention towards the regional meet."

 Notes
- Sarah Hendrick became the first Owl to earn ASUN Second Team All-Conference honors since Caitlyn Farrell in 2017. 
- Ella Weaver is the first Owl to collect  All-Freshmen honors since Lexi Froh in 2016.
- The women's teams finish was their best since 2009. 

Women's First Team All-Conference
1. Adelyn Ackley, Liberty (17:08.65)
2. Calli Parlier, Liberty (17:10.72)
3. Brooke Kingma, Lipscomb (17:28.71)
4. Grace Lahey, Lipscomb (17:29.19)
5. Hayleigh Palotti, Jacksonville (17:31.90)
6. Hannah Owens, Lipscomb (17:33.98)
7. Lauren Flynt, Lipscomb (17:37.30)

Women's Second Team All-Conference
8. Sarah Hendrick, Kennesaw State (17:40.40)
9. Phoebe Moon, North Alabama (17:43.21)
10. Emma Bower, Liberty (17:45.24)
11. Grace Oetting, Lipscomb (17:45.44)
12. Priscillah Kiplagat, Liberty (17:47.51)
13. Kara Nix, North Alabama (17:52.01)
14. Brittany Carnathan, Liberty (17:57.03)

Women's All-Freshmen Team
Adelyn Ackley, Liberty (17:08.65) - Freshman of the Year
Priscillah Kiplagat, Liberty (17:47.51)
Katie MacDougall, Liberty (18:45.95)
Ella Weaver, Kennesaw State (19:25.92)
Lillian Humphries, North Alabama (19:28.79)

Women's Team Scores
1. Lipscomb - 31
2. Liberty - 39
3. Kennesaw State - 116
4. North Florida - 118
5. North Alabama - 122
6. Stetson - 172
7. NJIT - 186
8. FGCU - 209
9. Jacksonville - 225

Men'sTeam Scores
1. Lipscomb - 39
2. Liberty - 40
3. North Florida - 58
4. FGCU - 112
5. Stetson - 137
6. NJIT - 171
7. North Alabama - 189
8. Kennesaw State - 232
9. Jacksonville - 281

Next Up
The Owls return to action on Friday, Nov. 15 at the NCAA South Regionals at Florida State University.
 
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