Kent State University
Live in Lou Cross Country Classic
Men’s Cross Country Impresses at Live in Lou Classic
10/1/2022 2:15:00 PM | Cross Country
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kent State men's cross country team had a strong showing Saturday morning at the Live in Lou Classic, placing eighth in the field of 31 schools.
Led by top-30 finishes from sophomore Baidy Ba and junior Joe Farley, the Golden Flashes beat host Louisville, Auburn, Clemson and Georgia out of Power 5 conferences. Ba placed 10th in the Men's 8K Gold race with a time of 23:41.0 and finished ahead of the defending Mid-American Conference individual champion. Farley ran a time of 24:05.1 to finish 27th.
Kent State had three additional men clock sub-25:00 times. Redshirt junior Shadrack Kipkosgei (24:25.8) placed 63rd, junior Ethan Yost (24:51.1) took 105th and sophomore Jonah Cuestas (24:53.9) finished 111th.
In women's team 5K Gold race, four Flashes broke 19:00. Graduate student Leah Lisle crossed the finish line in 18:05.9 to lead the way and place 104th. Senior Nicole DiCicco (18:34.1), sophomore Sydney Gallagher (18:37.6) and senior Nina Zraik (18:45.0) also finished in the top-200 in the field of 373 runners.
The Flashes will finish the regular season when in travels to Bowling Green to run in the Falcon Invitational on Friday, Oct. 14.
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Kent State Men (8K)
10. Baidy Ba – 23:41.0
27. Joe Farley – 24:05.1
63. Shadrack Kipkosgei – 24:25.8
105. Ethan Yost – 24:51.1
111. Jonah Cuestas – 24:53.9
236. Dylan McBride – 26:03.7
247. Trey Double – 26:12.6
278. Jacob Mirabell – 26:51.9
Kent State Women (5K)
104. Leah Lisle – 18:05.9
171. Nicole DiCicco – 18:34.1
183. Sydney Gallagher – 18:37.6
197. Nina Zraik – 18:45.0
238. Ariana Manos – 19:00.6
273. Anna Jones – 19:17.2
318. Sydney Miller – 19:38.2
330. Nicole Kuehner – 19:52.4
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