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Men's Cross Country

Norse Head To Green Bay For Horizon League Championships

Northern Kentucky Cross Country will cap off the 2024 season this Saturday, running in the Horizon League Championships.

WHAT | Horizon League Cross Country Championships 
WHERE | Alumni XC Course at Shorewood Park - Green Bay, Wis. | Women's Map | Men's Map
WHEN | Women - 12 PM | Men - 1 PM
(All Times Eastern)

Recent Results - Men's Side:
Northern Kentucky's most recent races saw the Men's Cross Country teams split their competitions, competing in both the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Illinois and the Jenna Strong Invitational in Wilmington, Ohio. At Bradley, Colton O'Hara recorded a team-best time of 24:24.29, finishing 35th in a race with 266 finishers. Summit Northrup followed O'Hara with a time of 25:59.56, and six Norse followed him with a time from 26-27 minutes, those being Owen Matthews, Samsun Weldemichael, Jacob Messer, Nathan Ruth, Bryan Stoltzfus, Robert Wilke, and Stetson Childress. In the latter, Noah Pease, Gregory Beard, Nicholas Costas, Preston Winiger, Brayden Rice, Damien Dixon, Ethan Schneider, and Austin Hawkins competed for the Norse. 

Recent Results - Women's Side:
The Northern Kentucky Women's Cross Country team also competed in the Bradley Pink Classic and the Jenna Strong Invitational as their most recent meets. At the Jenna Strong Invitational, the Norse finished in fourth place out of 17 placing teams, as Lauren Mang led the way with a time of 19:30.9 and a 15th-place finish. Chloe Boa shortly followed her with a time of 19:34.0, and Abby Slife and Emme Greely both recorded top-50 finishes. At Bradley, Brittany Arnold and Grace Bittle finished within a second of each other, leading the way for the Norse. Kaitlyn Strange, Macie Radcliffe, Julia Verhoff, Allie Atchley, and Carlie Condit all recorded sub-24-minute times in Peoria's race. 

About the Race:
Saturday's women's race in Green Bay will see all eleven Horizon League teams compete for the title, while ten teams will compete on the men's side, as Cleveland State does not have a Men's Cross Country program. In the 2023 Championships, Youngstown State took home the trophy on the men's side and Oakland won the women's trophy. NKU's only returner named to an all-league team was Colton O'Hara, who was named to the All-League Second Team. The Norse women finished sixth in last year's championships, while the men finished in eighth. 

Up Next: 
Following the conference meet and pending qualification, the next meet for the Norse will be the NCAA South East Regional Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on November 15. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Chloe Boa

Chloe Boa

Sophomore
Macie Radcliffe

Macie Radcliffe

Freshman
Noah Pease

Noah Pease

Sophomore
Bryan Stoltzfus

Bryan Stoltzfus

Sophomore
Jacob Messer

Jacob Messer

Freshman
Summit Northrup

Summit Northrup

Freshman
Colton O

Colton O'Hara

Freshman
Lauren Mang

Lauren Mang

Freshman
Kaitlyn Strange

Kaitlyn Strange

Freshman
Julia Verhoff

Julia Verhoff

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chloe Boa

Chloe Boa

Sophomore
Macie Radcliffe

Macie Radcliffe

Freshman
Noah Pease

Noah Pease

Sophomore
Bryan Stoltzfus

Bryan Stoltzfus

Sophomore
Jacob Messer

Jacob Messer

Freshman
Summit Northrup

Summit Northrup

Freshman
Colton O

Colton O'Hara

Freshman
Lauren Mang

Lauren Mang

Freshman
Kaitlyn Strange

Kaitlyn Strange

Freshman
Julia Verhoff

Julia Verhoff

Freshman