Kent State University
MAC Championships
Ba Races into Kent State Record Book at 2024 MAC Cross Country Championships
11/2/2024 2:32:00 PM | Cross Country
MUNCIE, Ind. — Kent State senior Baidy Ba finished fourth in the men's 8k race at the 2024 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday to earn All-MAC First Team honors for the third consecutive season.
Ba crossed the finish line in 23:57.78 to join an exclusive group with former Golden Flashes Denise Bobby (1988-90) and Jim Loveless (1988-89, 1991) as three-time first-team performers.
Graduate student Ethan Yost was Kent State's next finisher, taking 44th in 25:41.8 as the men's team placed eighth in the team standings.
Led by freshman Giada D'Agostino, the women finished 11th. Running just her second collegiate 6k, D'Agostino finished in 23:17.4 for 76th place. Senior Sydney Miller was close behind in 78th with a time of 23:19.6.
Kent State will have a week off to get ready for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships at Silver Creek Cross Country Trails in Norton on Nov. 15.
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Kent State Men (8K)
4. Baidy Ba – 24:43.5
44. Ethan Yost – 25:41.8
59. Rylan Winkler – 26:35.3
62. Jonah Cuestas – 26:53.6
64. Isaac Perez – 27:00.6
67. Jack Curtis – 27:06.20
70. Nick Huger – 27:43.7
Kent State Women (6K)
76. Giada D'Agostino – 23:17.4
78. Sydney Miller – 23:19.6
88. Nicole Kuehner – 23:53.3
90. Alexis Tracy – 24:03.0
91. Addie LaBombard – 24:10.4
98. Story Jones – 25:39.6
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