Kent State University
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
11/12/2026 12:01:00 PM | Cross Country
Six Kent State student-athletes will compete at the 2026 NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional on Friday. The meet will take place at Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan with the women's 6K scheduled for 10 a.m. and the men's 10K to follow at 11 a.m.
PREVIEWING THE FLASHES
The Golden Flashes have four runners entered in the women's 6K races. Senior Ella McCollom and junior Gianna Pedone, Nora Salem and Alexis Tracy have all recorded new personal-best times at the distance in the past two races.
Sophomores Owen Kelly and Tanner Smith will represent Kent State in the men's 10K.
To advance to the 2026 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana, one of the Golden Flashes will need to be among the top four individual finishers not on an advancing team.
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