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ATHENS, Ga. – The Kennesaw State cross country teams opened their season on August 31 at the Bulldog Invitational on the UGA Golf Course.Both KSU teams came away with third place finishes in the first meet under new head coach Adam Bray.
 
 In the men's 6K, Koi Williams paced the Owls finishing 12^th in 18:53.8. Mekhi Williams was the second Owl to cross the line finishing in 19:03.2. Austin Muse secured 42^nd in a time of 20:26.3. Cameron Paulk finished 45^th in a time of 22:14.3 and Sparticus Griffin rounded out the scoring for the Owls placing 46^th in 24:01.2.
 
Katie Meyer led the Owls in the women's 4K with a time of 14:16.0 to finish 16th. Sarah Hendrick posted a time of 14:35.5 to finish 22^nd. Rachel VanAmburgh crossed the line right after Hendrick in 23^rd with a time of 14:36.3. Hope Thornton (15:32.6) and Brooke Aumer (15:33.5) finished 31^st and 32^nd respectively. Jordan Rozier (16:14.1) and Alicia Johnson (17:41.1) took 36^th and 39^th overall.
 
Head Coach Adam Bray on the Teams Performances Today
"Today was a good test for our program to see where we are currently. We know this is a young team but I thought both the men and women competed really well overall. For this first meet I wanted to see how we would stack up against more established programs in Georgia Tech and Georgia. With that being said I am proud of how our teams took the fight to those other teams and raced with no fear. This is a long process and we are just getting started here at KSU."
 
 Notes
- The Bulldog Invitational was the Owls first meet of 2019.

- Cameron Paulk, Sparticus Griffin, Hope Thornton, Jordan Rozier and Rachel VanAmburgh made their KSU debuts on Saturday.

- Meyer, Hendrick and Van Amburgh recorded the three fastest 4K times iin program history. 

Next Up
The Owls will travel to Nashville, Tenn. for the Vanderbilt Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 14.  

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