HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Kennesaw State cross country teams competed Saturday at the Conference USA Cross Country Championships at John Hunt Park, with the women finishing third overall and the men placing seventh.

In the women's 6K, Madison Seiler led the Owls with an 11th-place finish in 20:51.7, earning second-team All-Conference honors. Samantha McGarity (20:58.4) and May Humpert (21:10.2) earned third-team All-Conference honors with 17th- and 21st-place finishes, respectively. Emma Ferguson placed 25th in 21:13.5, while freshman Emily Wester rounded out the scoring in 31st place with a time of 21:25.2.

In the men's 8K, Ethan Bridge led Kennesaw State with a 33rd-place finish in 25:28.8. Andrew Stricklin followed in 37th place with a time of 25:37.1. Cody Guion (26:54.4) and Noah Sybert (27:01.1) finished 57th and 58th, respectively. Diego Fernandes rounded out the team scoring with a 65th-place finish in 28:31.1.

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Men:

" I am proud of our guys that we had out there today! We have had a tough Fall season with injury and illness. Honestly I was not sure we would have enough guys healthy enough to race due to illness over the past couple weeks. Nonetheless our men went out there and gave it everything they had. Ethan and Andrew continue to do great things this season and I'm looking forward to seeing how they progress the rest of the year. Special shout out to Cody for running a smart race and continuing his growth with a big PB." 

Women:

"Our focus this entire season for the women has been to focus on ourselves and not worry about what other teams are doing. We discussed as a team what we wanted to accomplish today and our women nailed it. They raced as a team and believed in on another and that's exactly what I wanted to see. We ended up third in the conference and that is an improvement from last year. Special shout out to our three members who earned all-conference awards and to the other women who had big personal bests today. "

Overall:

"Both teams represented ksu well today! I'm extremely proud to coach these young people and I'm looking forward to how we can progress over the next couple weeks as we approach the end of our xc season."


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Kennesaw State will compete at the NCAA Division I South Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 13, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.

The meet will determine the team and individual qualifiers for the 2026 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.