NKU Cross Country

Men's Cross Country

Cross Country puts up strong performances at Spartan Invitational

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS | MEN'S TEAM RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
 
EAST LANSING, MI – The Northern Kentucky men's and women's cross country programs battled through hot conditions and a field of over 470 student-athletes to post strong finishes at Michigan State's Spartan Invitational at the Forest Akers East Golf Course on Friday.


 
THE BASICS
RESULTS: Men: 15th (383 points) | Women: 13th (349 points)
MEET: Michigan State's Spartan Invitational
LOCATION: Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, Michigan
 
NOTABLES
 - The women's squad got the day started with the 6K race, where the Norse were paced by Megan Cole who finished 33rd overall with a mark of 22:38.17.
- Jacquelyn Witt (97th/23:51.59), Nelle Yankovich (110th/24:12.90), Sophia DeLisio (117th/24:20.56) and Chloe Boa (147th/25:14.53) rounded out the scoring attack for NKU in the top-five.
- The Northern Kentucky women claimed 13th overall and knocked off squads from Ball State and Valparaiso in the process.
- The men followed it up with the 8K race, where they took 15th overall as a unit.
- The Norse were led by Kyle Mastin, who followed up his win at the season-opening Queen City Invitational with a 28th-place performance at 25:26.9 6.
- Colton O'Hara (113th/16:55.69), Nicholas Lee (121st/27:04.83), Jacob Line (138th/27:32.09) and Natnael Weldemichael (157th/27:49.74) made up the rest of the scoring student-athletes for NKU.

NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky will be off from competition for a week before returning with the prestigious Greater Louisville Classic, set for Saturday, Oct. 1 at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park. The site was the host of the 2012, 2015 and 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships.

NKU MEN'S RESULTS
NKU Results XC Spartan Invitational 

NKU WOMEN'S RESULTS 
 NKU Womens XC Spartan Invitational
 
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Players Mentioned

Nicholas Lee

Nicholas Lee

Senior
Kyle  Mastin

Kyle Mastin

Senior
Megan Cole

Megan Cole

Junior
Sophia  DeLisio

Sophia DeLisio

Junior
Jacquelyn Witt

Jacquelyn Witt

Sophomore
Nelle Yankovich

Nelle Yankovich

Junior
Chloe Boa

Chloe Boa

Freshman
Jacob Line

Jacob Line

Freshman
Colton O

Colton O'Hara

Freshman
Natnael Weldemichael

Natnael Weldemichael

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nicholas Lee

Nicholas Lee

Senior
Kyle  Mastin

Kyle Mastin

Senior
Megan Cole

Megan Cole

Junior
Sophia  DeLisio

Sophia DeLisio

Junior
Jacquelyn Witt

Jacquelyn Witt

Sophomore
Nelle Yankovich

Nelle Yankovich

Junior
Chloe Boa

Chloe Boa

Freshman
Jacob Line

Jacob Line

Freshman
Colton O

Colton O'Hara

Freshman
Natnael Weldemichael

Natnael Weldemichael

Freshman