NORTON, Ohio – The Ohio men's and women's cross country teams concluded the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 15. The women's team placed seventh overall with 205 points and the men's finished in 16^th place with 483 points.
 
Once again, junior Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio) was Ohio's top finisher overall and in the women's 6k race. Boussedra placed 26^th with a significant personal-best time of 20:16.7.
 
Junior Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) was the second Bobcat to cross the finish line in the women's 6k race. Mason recorded a PR of 20:26.8 and placed 31^st overall. Ohio's next three finishers all ran personal best times in the 6k. Senior Kelsi Harris (Liberty Township, Ohio) placed 34^th (20:29.3, PR), junior Allie Martin (Kingwood, W. Va.) came in 53^rd place (20:44.8, PR) and freshman Kaitlyn Stewart finished in 61^st place (20:51.1, PR).
 
Sophomore Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) and senior Sarah Liederbach (Petoskey, Mich.) were Ohio's final two finishers. Streit finished in 134^th place (21:59.3) and Liederbach finished in 163^rd place (22:31.8).
 
Sophomore Andrew Bracken (Westerville, Ohio) was the top finisher for Ohio in the men's 10k race. Bracken placed 74^th with a personal-best time of 30:57.5. Junior Franklin Angelos (Parkersburg, W. Va.) followed behind Bracken in 86^th place and ran a PR of 31:17.5.
 
Sophomore Nick Kennedy (Hurricane, W. Va.) finished in 110^th place (31:47.9, PR) followed by juniors Sam Beeler (Cincinnati, Ohio) in 113^th place (31:49.0) and Rocco DeVincent (Morgantown, W. Va.) in 127^th place (32:07.1, PR).
 
Ohio's final two finishers in the men's 10k race were senior Jake Ethridge (Lewis Center, Ohio) and sophomore Charlie Slates (Gahanna, Ohio). Ethridge finished in 146^th place (32:25.8, PR) and Slates finished in 163^rd place (32.49.1).
 
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