Kent State University
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Baidy Ba Earns All-Region Honors with Record-Setting Performance
11/10/2023 3:14:00 PM | Cross Country
MADISON, Wis. — Junior Baidy Ba broke his own Kent State cross country 10K record with a personal-best time of 30:02.4 to finish 13th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Friday.
With his second straight top-25 finish at the meet, Ba is the first Golden Flash to earn multiple All-Region honors. The junior made his move during the fourth 2K split and sat ninth with just 2K remaining before dropping back out of the top-10.
Kent State's next three men across the finish line all ran personal-best times. Sophomore Dylan McBride (32:06.7) placed 129th, senior Ethan Yost (32:19.8) placed 138th and graduate student Trey Double (32:28.2) placed 143rd. The Flashes placed 21st out of 30 in the team standings.
Junior Sydney Gallagher led the women's team in the 6K with a time of 22:54.3 for 140th place. Sophomore Karsyn Spears also recorded a top-150 finish with a personal-best time of 23:02.1. Kent State placed 26th out of 32 in the team standings.
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Kent State Men (10K)
13. Baidy Ba – 30:02.4
129. Dylan McBride – 32:06.7
138. Ethan Yost – 32:19.8
143. Trey Double – 32:28.2
149. Jacob Mirabell – 32:37.4
171. Rylan Winkler – 33:11.4
Kent State Women (6K)
140. Sydney Gallagher – 22:54.3
149. Karsyn Spears – 23:02.1
160. Ella McCollom – 23:09.3
163. Anna Jones – 23:12.6
174. Ariana Manos – 23:26.4
182. Nicole Kuehner – 23:37.5
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