Men's Results | Women's Results 

ACWORTH, Ga. – Nineteen members of the Kennesaw State men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener at Allatoona Creek Park on Friday evening.
 
The KSU women finished second and the men took home fourth.
 
In the men's 5K, freshman Dillon Berger posted a time of 15:32.33 to finish 29^th and pace the Owls. Joseph Mines crossed the line in a time of 15:44.99 to take home 37^th. Grant Crabtree ran a time of 16:30.25 to secure 58^th. Ryan Hoppenfeld (17:18.32) and Youssef Ashour (18:00.31) rounded out the scoring for the Owls finishing 66^th and 72^nd.
 
The women were led by Anna James who ran a time of 17:31.77 to place fourth. She was closely followed by Emma Sullivan who recorded a time of 17:34.14 to secure fifth.  Freshman Madison Seiler crossed the line in 17:42.17 to take home seventh. Natalie Cummings ran a time of 18:00.19 to place 14th. Ciara Miles secured the Owls runner-up finish placing 19^th with a time of 18:05.14.
 
Quotable
Head Coach Adam Bray
On Stan Sims …
"First off I want to say thank you to Coach Sims for coming out to support us. We decided that he should have this meet named after him, especially after all that he has done for Kennesaw State Cross Country during his Hall of Fame career."
 
On Tonight's Performance …
"I am thrilled with the way we executed our race plans and how everyone gave maximum effort down the stretch run. We had some exciting finishes and as we grow this season so will our racing."
 
On preparing for the rest of the season …
"I am extremely excited to continue this journey with our student athletes and looking forward to our next week of training."

Next Up
The Owls will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 22 at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.
 
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