Four Bobcats Earn All-MAC Honors at the 2024 MAC Cross Country Championships

Saturday, November 2

Muncie, Ind.

11 a.m.

Mid-American Conference Championships

Four Bobcats Earn All-MAC Honors at the 2024 MAC Cross Country Championships

11/2/2024 4:51:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ohio men's and women's cross country teams had four athletes earn All-MAC honors at the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2.

The women's team earned an impressive second-place finish in the 6k race, placing ahead of Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Ball State, Akron, Miami (OH), Buffalo, Kent State and Northern Illinois. The men's team placed fifth overall ahead of Akron, Central Michigan, Kent State and Bowling Green.

On the women's side, junior Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio), senior Kelsi Harris (Liberty Township, Ohio) and junior Allie Martin (Kingwood, W. Va.) earned All-MAC Second Team honors. Sophomore Andrew Bracken's (Westerville, Ohio) performance placed him on the All-MAC Second Team and was the only member of the men's team to earn conference honors. This marks the first time that Harris, Martin and Bracken have received All-MAC cross country honors. Boussedra has now earned a spot on the All-MAC Second Team for three-straight seasons.

Boussedra led the Bobcats in the women's 6k race with a team best finish. The junior placed eighth overall with a time of 20:47.4. Harris (20:53.1, PR) and Martin (20:53.4, PR) both ran personal-best times to help them placed 12^th and 13^th, respectively. Freshman Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) raced in her debut conference meet. Stewart placed 19^th overall with a time of 21:20.9. Junior Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) rounded out Ohio's top five performers with a 32^nd place finish and time of 21:55.4.

Bracken led the Bobcats in the men's 8k race with a top 10 finish. The sophomore placed 10^th overall and recorded a team-best time of 24:33.8. Sophomore Charlie Slates (Gahanna, Ohio) was the second Bobcat to cross the finish line, placing 24^th with a time of 25:05.5. Junior Sam Beeler (Cincinnati, Ohio) and senior Jake Ethridge (Lewis Center, Ohio) followed behind Slates, finishing in 27^th and 28^th place respectively. Beeler ran a time of 25:11.2 and Ethridge recorded a personal-best time of 25:12.4. Junior Franklin Angelos (Parkersburg, W. Va.) rounded out Ohio's top five performers with a 31^st place finish and time of 25:14.7.

The Bobcats will be back in action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, Nov. 15 in Norton, Ohio.

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