Cross country: Women take fifth; men claim 13th at Iona Meet of Champions
The Kent State women’s cross country took home a fifth-place finish in the 20th annual Iona College Meet of Champions Saturday morning at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y., hosted by Iona College.
The women totaled 170 points as a team and posted a total team time of 1:58.36. Senior Kelsey McAlpine led the women to fifth place in a 20-team field with an 11th-place overall finish out of 164 runners. She recorded a time of 22:47.21.
Junior Rachel Slingluff stayed on her teammates heels and was not far behind McAlpine, steadily maintaining a 5-10 second gap behind her. Slingluff took 15th place with a time of 22:53.37.
The men claimed 13th place out of 23 schools as redshirt senior Matt Kahl led the way, placing 13th out of 208 runners with a time of 26:11.22. The two Flashes who finished closest to Kahl were a little over a minute behind him.
Sophomore Jared Fleming finished 72nd with a time of 27:19.76, and redshirt sophomore Mitchell Grose clicked heels with his younger teammate for most of the race. Grose crossed the finish line a few spots behind Fleming in 76th place with a time of 27:25.37.
The cross country team will return to the course Friday, Oct. 3, when the men and women travel to the All-Ohio Championships in Cedarville, Ohio.
Contact Richie Mulhall at [email protected].
Iona Meet of Champions Results
Kent State Women’s Results
Kent State Place |
Overall Team Place |
Team/Runner |
Time |
5 |
170 (Team Points) |
Kent State |
1:58.36 |
1 |
11 |
Kelsey McAlpine |
22:48 |
2 |
14 |
Rachel Slingluff |
22:54 |
3 |
46 |
Taylor Wickey |
24:13 |
4 |
49 |
Brigid Callaghan |
24:20 |
5 |
50 |
Tabitha Jacofsky |
24:21 |
6 |
(54) |
Lindsey Myers |
24:25 |
7 |
(58) |
Madison Spreitzer |
24:28 |
Kent State Men’s Results
Kent State Place |
Overall Team Place |
Team/Runner |
Time |
13 |
335 (Team Points) |
Kent State |
2:16.38 |
1 |
13 |
Matt Kahl |
26:12 |
2 |
71 |
Jared Fleming |
27:20 |
3 |
74 |
Mitchell Grose |
27:26 |
4 |
86 |
Matt Waaland |
27:47 |
5 |
91 |
Samuel Allen |
27:53 |
6 |
(92) |
Nick Schank |
27:58 |
7 |
(94) |
Grant Onken |
27:58 |