Kent State University
We Fly Championship Preview
Cross Country Teams Compete at We Fly Championship Preview
9/14/2024 3:58:00 PM | Cross Country
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Kent State cross country teams returned to action on Saturday afternoon at the We Fly Championship Preview, which was held at Ball State Cross Country Course, home of the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships.
In the men's 8k race, senior Baidy Ba was the Golden Flashes' top performer. Ba placed sixth with a time of 25:25.4. Graduate student Ethan Yost (14th – 27:08.2), sophomore Rylan Winkler (16th – 27:21.3), sophomore Isaac Perez (18th – 27:47.3) and graduate student Jacob Mirabell (19th – 27:53.4) also posted top-20 finishes.
Junior Nicole Kuehner (20:28.7) and senior Sydney Miller (20:32.6) paced Kent State in the women's 6k race. Kuehner ran a time of 24:17.3 for 18th-place and Miller finished 19th in 24:27.5.
Kent State will next be in action for the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh University, on Saturday, Oct. 5.
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Kent State Men (8K)
6. Baidy Ba – 25:25.3
14. Ethan Yost – 27:08.2
16. Rylan Winkler – 27:21.3
18. Isaac Perez – 27:47.3
19. Jacob Mirabell – 27:53.4
21. Jack Curtis – 28:02.8
22. Michael Arner – 28:6.8
23. Nick Huger – 28:14.1
Kent State Women (6K)
18. Nicole Kuehner – 24:17.3
19. Sydney Miller – 24:27.5
22. Alexis Tracy – 24:45.7
24. Nora Salem – 24:59.6
25. Addie LaBombard – 25:17.2
27. Olivia Fenneken – 26:41.1
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