Kent State University
Tommy Evans Invitational
Men’s Cross Country Takes First at Tommy Evans Invitational
9/1/2023 9:09:00 PM | Cross Country
NORTON, Ohio — The Kent State men opened the 2023 cross country season by winning the Tommy Evans Invitational on Friday. The women placed seventh of 16 team in the evening's 5K race.
The No. 14 team in the NCAA DI Men's Cross Country Great Lakes Regional Preseason Rankings had five runners finish in the top-30 and edged rival Akron, which hosted the meet at Silver Creek Cross Country Trails, by three points.
Junior Baidy Ba paced Kent State in the 6K race with a time of 18:29.7 to finish third. Senior Ethan Yost was the second Flash to cross the finish line and took sixth in 18:38.2. Sophomore Dylan McBride just missed a top-10 finish and ran 18:49.2 for 11th place. Junior Jonah Cuestas (19:08.7) and graduate student Trey Double (19:13.3) completed Kent State's scorers, placing 25th and 30th, respectively.
Junior Sydney Gallagher led the women's team, finishing in 18:34.5 for 11th place. Sophomore Lany Straub and freshman Ella McCollom ran strong races in their Flashes debuts. Straub ran 18:40.0 for 14th and McCollom placed 33rd in 19:03.4.
Kent State will be back in action at the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Michigan on Friday, Sept. 15.
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Kent State Men (6K)
3. Baidy Ba – 18:29.7
6. Ethan Yost – 18:38.2
11. Dylan McBride – 18:49.2
25. Jonah Cuestas – 19:08.7
30. Trey Double – 19:13.3
36. Jackson Albanese – 19:22.5
63. Jacob Mirabell – 19:45.9
70. Nick Huger – 19:48.3
73. Caleb Bost – 19:52.0
80. Michael Arner – 19:56.0
102. Andrew Biggs – 20:03.7
119. Rylan Winkler – 20:14.7
203. Isaac Perez – 21:28.4
246. Evan Alten – 22:35.4
Kent State Women (5K)
11. Sydney Gallagher – 18:34.5
14. Lany Straub – 18:40.0
33. Ella McCollom – 19:03.4
57. Ariana Manos – 19:41.8
100. Karsyn Spears – 20:37.7
101. Sydney Miller – 20:37.8
129. Anna Jones – 21:09.2
138. Story Jones – 21:33.4
173. Olivia Fenneken – 23:33.4
174. Ellie Marhefka – 23:33.6
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