LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Ohio men's and women's cross country teams recorded several personal-best performances and high individual placements at the Live in Lou Classic on Saturday, Oct. 5. In the women's 5k gold race, Ohio placed third out of 27 teams. In the men's 8k gold race, the Bobcats finished in 11^th place out of a field of 28 teams.
 
Junior Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) was Ohio's overall top performer of the day. Mason placed 13^th in the women's race with a personal-best time of 17:19.2. Junior Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio) was the second Bobcat to cross the finish line in the women's race. Boussedra placed 20^th with a personal-best time of 17:27.7, followed by senior Kelsi Harris (Liberty, Township, Ohio) who placed 21^st with a PR of 17:28.2.
 
Ohio had two more Bobcats finished in the top 50 of the race. Junior Allie Martin (Kingwood, W. Va.) placed 31^st with a personal-best time of 17:37.6 and freshman Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) placed 34^th with a time of 17:44.7. Sophomore Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) rounded out the top 100 for Ohio, finishing in 88^th place with a PR of 18:24.9.
 
Leading the men's team was sophomore Charlie Slates (Gahanna, Ohio), who placed 39^th with a personal-best time of 24:44.4. Sophomore Andrew Bracken (Westerville, Ohio) and junior Franklin Angelos (Parkersburg, W. Va.) also placed in the top 50 for Ohio. Bracken finished 44^th with a PR of 24:46.7 and Angelos finished 50^th with a PR of 24:48.9.
 
Three Bobcats placed in the top 100 of the men's race. Junior Rocco DeVincent (Morgantown, W. Va.) finished in 78^th place with a time of 25:09.7. Sophomore Nick Kennedy (Hurricane, W. Va.) finished 93^rd (25:17.9, PR) and senior Jake Ethridge (Lewis Center, Ohio) finished 94^th (25:18.0).
 
The Bobcats will be back in action at the Bradley Pink Invitational in Peoria, Ill. on Friday, Oct. 18.
 
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