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Women's Cross Country

Biddle, Arnold lead Norse women with top-20 finishes at Horizon League Championships, Ruth paces Norse men

CLINTON, Pa. – Northern Kentucky University Norse men's and women's cross country competed in the Horizon League Championships on Saturday, held at Youthtowne in Clinton, Pennsylvania. 

The Northern Kentucky women finished in sixth place out of the 12 competing teams, marking NKU's best finish since 2023, and the sixth time the Norse have finished sixth place or better at the Horizon League Championships. Grace Biddle and Brittany Arnold again led the Norse women, each recording 6000-meter collegiate bests and leading NKU with top-20 finishes. 

The NKU men finished in 10th place out of ten competing teams. Nathan Ruth led the Norse with a 42nd-place finish, setting a new eight-kilometer best. 

THE BASICS
RESULTS: Men - 10th/10 -   | Women - 6th/12 – 181 points
LOCATION: Youthtowne – Clinton, PA
MEET: 2026 Horizon League Championships

NOTABLES - WOMEN
– Grace Biddle's 6K personal-best time of 21:46.75 paced the Norse in the Championship. Biddle finished 14th overall in the 120-runner field. Biddle's time stands as the sixth-fastest 6K time in Norse program history. 
– Brittany Arnold followed Biddle with a 17th-place finish, as she clocked a time of 21:56.36, also setting a new 6K collegiate best. Her time is the seventh-best in Norse history, moving her up from her previous best of 22:06.20 at last year's conference championships.
– Carlie Condit finished in 48th place, running a 22:45.38, surpassing her previous collegiate 6K best by under a second. 
– Emily Foley ran a 22:54.57, finishing in 53rd overall and fourth among Norse. 
– Sami Govey notched a 62nd-place finish, as she ran a 23:03.96 to round out NKU's group of scoring student-athletes. 

NOTABLES - MEN
– Nathan Ruth finished in 42nd to lead the Norse, running a 25:43.79, marking a new collegiate best by two tenths of a second. 
– Brady Messer finished in 53rd, running a 26:01.09. 
– Noah Towne clocked a final time of 26:39.85, finishing in 77th overall. 
– Gregory Beard finished in 97th overall, running a 28:04.87.
– Brayden Rice finished in 30:16.07, rounding out the group of Norse competitors. 

UP NEXT
NKU heads to the NCAA Southeast Regional in Spartanburg, South Carolina on November 13. 

FOLLOW NKU NORSE CROSS COUNTRY
Get in the game and follow Northern Kentucky's NCAA Division I college cross country teams through @NKUNorseXCTF on Twitter, @nkunorsexctf on Instagram, Northern Kentucky University Cross Country/Track & Field on Facebook and subscribe to the NKU Norse Youtube channel.
 
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Players Mentioned

Gregory Beard

Gregory Beard

Junior
Brady Messer

Brady Messer

Fifth Year
Nathan Ruth

Nathan Ruth

Junior
Brayden Rice

Brayden Rice

Junior
Noah Towne

Noah Towne

Freshman
Brittany Arnold

Brittany Arnold

Junior
Grace Biddle

Grace Biddle

Senior
Carlie Condit

Carlie Condit

Junior
Sami Govey

Sami Govey

Freshman
Emily Foley

Emily Foley

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Gregory Beard

Gregory Beard

Junior
Brady Messer

Brady Messer

Fifth Year
Nathan Ruth

Nathan Ruth

Junior
Brayden Rice

Brayden Rice

Junior
Noah Towne

Noah Towne

Freshman
Brittany Arnold

Brittany Arnold

Junior
Grace Biddle

Grace Biddle

Senior
Carlie Condit

Carlie Condit

Junior
Sami Govey

Sami Govey

Freshman
Emily Foley

Emily Foley

Sophomore