Norse set to compete at Horizon League Cross Country Championships

CLINTON, Pa. – Northern Kentucky University Norse men's and women's cross country programs are set to race in the Horizon League Cross Country Championships this Saturday, held at Youthtowne in Clinton, Pennsylvania. The Norse women will compete in the six-kilometer race, starting at 11 AM, while the Norse men will run an eight-kilometer race at 12 PM.

Northern Kentucky has competed in four races this season, as the Norse women earned a victory back on September 18 at the Crimson Pride Invite. The NKU women have ran just one six-kilometer race this season, their most recent meet at the Eagle/Knight Invitational hosted by Morehead State. In that race, Brittany Arnold paced the Norse with a time of 22:29.31, while Grace Biddle followed shortly with 22:34.97. Sami Govey, Julia Verhoff, and Carlie Condit all clocked times under 24 minutes, while Emily Foley, Julia Hageman, and Allie Atchley finished in under 25 minutes. Earlier in the season, Grace Biddle earned a pair of individual victories, winning the 5k races at both the Mike Baumer XC Classic and Crimson Pride Invite, and earned Horizon League Runner of the Week honors for her season-opening win.

The Norse men have struggled with a smaller roster this season, but have experience with three of their four races this season being eight kilometers. Junior Nathan Ruth will look to lead the Norse as he has done in three of NKU's four races, including all three 8K races. Ruth led the Norse with a season-best 8K time of 25:41.7 at the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic at the start of October, and has finished under 27 minutes in all three 8K races this season. Brady Messer has followed Ruth in all three 8K races, finishing second among Northern Kentucky runners in the past three races. Most recently at Morehead State, Messer clocked a time of 26:45.74. Other NKU runners include freshman Noah Towne, who earned Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors after leading the Norse at the Mike Baumer XC Classic, a 5K race, as well as Gregory Beard and Brayden Rice.

Visiting fans can travel to 150 Youthtowne Road Clinton, PA 15026, and parking can be purchased here for $10 per vehicle. Live results can be found here.

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