Men's Results | Women's Results | Women's Open 5K Results

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Kennesaw State men's and women's cross country teams competed at the North Alabama Showcase at John Hunt Cross Country Running Park on Friday morning.
  
The women were paced by Sarah Hendrick in the 5K, with the senior running a time of 17:29.0 to take seventh. Katie Meyer (17:56.6) and Nyah Hernandez (18:00.4) finished 21^st and 25^th, respectively. Ciara Miles crossed the line in a time of 18:58.1 and placed 98^th. Zoe Smith rounded out the scoring for the Owls, taking 121^st in a time of 19:17.3. The KSU women finished 10^th overall.
   
Gavin Frick led the Owls in the men's 8k race, running a time of 26:29.7 to finish 88th. Koi Williams crossed the line with a time of 26:45.3 and placed 98^th. Jack Stansell (27:29.5) and Mekhi Williams (27:43.8) finished 124^th and 129^th, respectively. Cameron Paulk recorded a time of 29:03.5 and took home 147^th to round out the scoring for the Owls. The men's team finished 21^st.

Taylor White and Madigan Wallace competed in the Open 5k.
 
Head Coach Adam Bray  on the Teams' Performances Today
On the men's team …
"Our men's team struggled really badly today. Honestly, it comes down to bad coaching. We finished last in our race and I will take the blame for that. I am not putting it on them. Bad coaching and that is the result you get."
 
On the women's team …
"Overall this is not the result we were looking for. Hendrick ran tough and placed in the top 10. Katie Meyer and Nyah Hernandez also ran solid for us. We need to improve our 4-5-6-7 placers positions and I think that is doable this season. Our team success will be determined on how those individuals do."
 
Next Up
The Owls will travel to Birmingham, Ala. for the Blazer Classic hosted by UAB on Saturday, Oct. 16.

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