Kent State University
MAC Championships
Ba Repeats First Team Performance at MAC Cross Country Championships
10/28/2023 2:27:00 PM | Cross Country
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Junior Baidy Ba placed fourth in the men's 8K race to lead Kent State at the 2023 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
Ba crossed the finish line in 24:12.1 to earn back-to-back All-MAC First Team honors. He is the first Golden Flash to accomplish this since Michael Heller in 2011 and 2012, and his fourth-place showing is the best since Heller finished third in 2012.
The men finished sixth in the team standings and had four runners place in the top-50. Senior Ethan Yost (25:06.5) and sophomore Dylan McBride (25:11.6) placed 27th and 28th, respectively. Senior Jacob Mirabell finished the race in 25:32.9 for 44th place.
Kent State finished 12th in the women's 6K race. Junior Ariana Manos was the first Flash across the finish line, placing 62nd in 22:35.6. Junior Sydney Gallagher clocked a time of 22:41.5 for 65th and freshman Ella McCollom took 70th with a personal-best time of 22:50.5.
The Flashes will return to action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, Nov. 10. The meet will be held at the Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Kent State Men (8K)
4. Baidy Ba – 24:12.1
27. Ethan Yost – 25:06.5
28. Dylan McBride – 25:11.6
44. Jacob Mirabell – 25:32.9
51. Trey Double – 25:45.6
62. Rylan Winkler – 26:06.4
69. Caleb Bost – 26:47.8
72. Michael Arner – 27:01.8
Kent State Women (6K)
62. Ariana Manos – 22:35.6
65. Sydney Gallagher – 22:41.5
70. Ella McCollom – 22:50.5
75. Sydney Miller – 22:57.7
76. Karsyn Spears – 23:06.1
85. Nicole Kuehner – 23:26.4
