Final Men's Results | Final Women's Results

Jacksonville, Fla. – The Kennesaw State men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Championship on Friday (Oct.30) at UNF Golf Course in Jacksonville, Florida.

The women's team grabbed a sixth place finish led by junior Kidan Kidane who finished second overall earning first team All-Conference honors. The men finished fifth overall and were led by Simone Colombini who finished 13th overall collecting Second Team All-Conference and All-Freshman team honors.

Junior Kidan Kidane finished second  in the women's 5K race with a time of 17:16.25. Seniors Andzelika Bobrova and Amanda Cope were the next two Owls to finish. Bobrova finished 39th in 19:42.57 while Cope finished 45th in 20:25.47. Freshman Paulette Juieng finished 47th in 20:36.12. Sophomore Kennedy Sorge finished 53rd in 21:25.96. Freshman Latoya Hunt and Sophomore Monti Willis finished 55th and 59th to round out the day for the Owls. The Owls totaled 166 points. Lipscomb won the team title for the fifth consecutive year.

In the men's 8K race, Colombini lead the way for Kennesaw State for the fifth consecutive meet, finishing second overall with a time of 25:43.85. Sophomore Jordan Hand finished 27th in 26:37.93. Freshman Derrick Kinyanjui crossed the finish line in 36th place in 27:20.57. Freshman Jordan Person finished 51st in 29:16.27 while fellow freshman Cadmiel Velasquez finished 53rd in 29:37.01. The Owls totaled 163 points in the event. Lipscomb won the team event.  

Kennesaw State will next be in action on Nov. 13 when it travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala. for the NCAA South Regional Championships. 

Quotable
Coach Poteet on the Teams Performances Today
"I am very happy with our team's efforts today. We knew going into this we were literally outnumbered, but competed with smart aggressive running. Kidan ran up front, where should be, and ran a phenomenal race. Almost every one of our kids ran a personal best time today which was great to see. We will continue to grow from here. This program will be heard from by other teams in the next year or two. I look forward to continuing to watch our athletes continue to improve and get better as we prepare for NCAA Regionals and move into winter and spring with track season. I am really excited about this team and the future of this distance program and know we have a long way still to go to be where we want to be."  

- Kennesaw State Head Coach David Poteet
 

Men
 
Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference
Logan Poteet, North Florida: 24:38.81 - A-Sun Runner of the Year
Juan Gonzalez, Lipscomb: 24:44.28
Jacob Poyner, Lipscomb: 24:49.39
Christian Freeman, Lipscomb: 24:49.42
Griffin Eubanks, USC Upstate: 25:04.29
Jared Wingerter, Lipscomb: 25:05.47
Daniel Gardner, Lipscomb: 25:09.98
 
Atlantic Sun Second Team All-Conference
Tyler Bennett, North Florida: 25:18.67
Fynn Timm, North Florida: 25:27.61
Troy Clark, FGCU: 25:32.31
Nathan Kandie, FGCU: 25:34.58
Justin Bryan, North Florida: 25:38.79
Simone Colombini, Kennesaw State: 25:43.85
Robert Rupp, Lipscomb: 25:48.35
 
Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team
Logan Poteet, North Florida - A-Sun Freshman of the Year
Fynn Timm, North Florida
Simone Colombini, Kennesaw State
Robert Rupp, Lipscomb
Psalm Ocampo, Lipscomb
 
 
Women
 
Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference
Madi Talbert, Lipscomb: 17:09.59.95 - A-Sun Runner of the Year
Kidan Kidane, Kennesaw State: 17:16.25
Brooke Kingma, Lipscomb: 17:29.22
Barbara Lee Ball, Lipscomb: 17:35.43
Kelli Nesky, Lipscomb: 17:38.28
Kate Bucknam, Lipscomb: 17:39.91
Eden Meyer, North Florida: 17:41.45
 
Atlantic Sun Second Team All-Conference
Lauren Tarovisky, FGCU: 17:48.14
Sally Larson, Lipscomb: 17:48.72
Katie Bianchini, Lipscomb: 17:50.09
Paige Stoner, Lipscomb: 17:53.55
Bridgette Doucet, Lipscomb: 17:58.35
Nora McUmber, Jacksonville: 18:05.72
Kyla Siemens, Jacksonville: 18:06.80
 
Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team
Brooke Kingma, Lipscomb - A-Sun Freshman of the Year
Kelli Nesky, Lipscomb
Bridgette Doucet, Lipscomb
Nora McUmber, Jacksonville
Audrey Carpenter, North Florida


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