By: Hunter McKay
Women's Results | Men's Results
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 15 members of the Kennesaw State cross country teams competed at the Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Percy Warner Park.
The women's team finished second overall.
In the women's 5k,
Emma Sullivan paced the Owls with a time of 17:28.59 to finish eighth. She earned ASUN Second Team All-Conference honors. Three Owls collected Third Team All-Conference honors as
Zoe Smith (17:38.25),
Ciara Miles (17:41.51) and
Faith Bobak 17:46.62) finished 15
th, 16
th and 20
th respectively.
Madison Seiler crossed the line in a time of 18:02.90 to finish 24
th and grab ASUN All-Freshman honors.
In the men's 8K,
Dillon Berger ran a time of 26:48.9 to finish 61
st.
Matthew Hall (27:59.4) and
Ryan Hoppenfeld (28:23.8) took 86
th and 90
th respectively.
Youssef Ashour posted a time of 29:24.7 to cross the line in 99
th.
First Team All-ASUN
1. Kiara Carter, Lipscomb (16:54.56) - Runner of the Year
2. Lydia Miller, Lipscomb (16:58.84)
3. Harley Kletz, Lipscomb (17:03.39)
4. Colbi Borland, Lipscomb (17:16.57)
5. Ellie Brewer, Lipscomb (17:18.60)
6. Bahiya El Arfaoui, EKU (17:24.90)
7. Mackenzie Barnett, Lipscomb (17:26.71)
Second Team All-ASUN
8. Emma Sullivan, Kennesaw State (17:28.59)
9. Anouk Van Gils, EKU (17:28.82)
10. Liza Corso, Lipscomb (17:29.02)
11. Leonie Saurer, Lipscomb (17:34.67)
12. Juliet Tonkin, Stetson (17:35.18)
13. Abigail Horevay, Lipscomb (17:35.50)
14. Sonia Koech, EKU (17:37.87)
Third Team All-ASUN
15. Zoe Smith, Kennesaw State (17:38.25)
16. Ciara Miles, Kennesaw State (17:41.51)
17. Smilla Kolbe, North Florida (17:42.04)
18. Madeline Hill, Central Arkansas (17:43.00)
19. Blair Durda, Stetson (17:44.45)
20. Faith Bobak, Kennesaw State (17:46.62)
21. Mollie Longmire, Lipscomb (17:48.01)
All-Freshman Team
Harley Kletz, Lipscomb (17:03.39) - Freshman of the Year
Bahiya El Arfaoui, EKU (17:24.90)
Leonie Saurer, Lipscomb (17:34.67)
Sonia Koech, EKU (17:37.87)
Madison Seiler, Kennesaw State (18:02.90)
Coach of the Year
Nick Polk, Lipscomb
Team Scores
1. Lipscomb, 15
2. Kennesaw State, 74
3. EKU, 88
4. North Florida, 122
5. Central Arkansas, 139
6. Queens, 194
7. Bellarmine, 197
8. Stetson, 220
9. North Alabama, 256
10. Austin Peay, 279
11. FGCU, 299
12. Jacksonville, 323
Quotable
Head Coach Adam Bray
On the Women's Team
"The ladies did a great job of competing hard and executing our race plan. We knew Lipscomb was the favorite and our plan was to race the rest of the conference and not let Lipscomb dictate our plan. We were able to have a handful earn All-Conference honors which was also one of our goals. This is our best team finish since I have been here and I am really grateful for all the hard work and dedication our athletes have put into this journey."
On the Men's Team
"The men's team had a few solid individual performances but overall we simply just need to be better and that falls on me the coach. We will continue to recruit and work to improve this men's team."
Director of Track and Cross Country Cale McDaniel
On the Women's Team
"Super proud of the women and their finish today! Coach Bray and this group of ladies work incredibly hard and are always looking to move our program forward. I am very excited to see these ladies continue to push and run at the regional meet in two weeks. This was a great day for our women's program."