MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Ohio men's and women's cross country programs concluded competition at the Roy Griak Invitational. The women's team placed fifth overall in the gold 6k race, beating Ohio State who ranks fifth in the Great Lakes Region. The men's team placed 16^th overall in the gold 8k race.
 
Junior Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio) led the women's team with a 13^th place finish (22:03.1). Senior Kelsi Harris (Liberty Township, Ohio) crossed the finish line closely behind, placing 18^th with a time of 22:08.5. Junior Allie Martin (Kingwood, W. Va.) finished in 26^th place with a time of 22:26.3. Freshman Kaitlyn Stewart rounded out the top 50 with a time of 22:42.1, finishing 39^th overall.
 
Two other Bobcats finished in the top 100 of the women's race. Junior Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) finished 74^th (23:13.8) and sophomore Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) finished 83^rd (23:26.3).
 
Sophomore Andrew Bracken (Westerville, Ohio) led the men's team with a 55^th place finish and time of 26:06.0. Sophomore Charlie Slates (Gahanna, Ohio) was the second Bobcat to cross the finish line, finishing 74^th overall with a time of 26:27.7. Junior Franklin Angelos (Parkersburg, W. Va.) rounded out the top 100 for Ohio with a time of 26:42.2, finishing 97^th overall.
 
The Bobcats will be back in action at the Live in Lou Classic on Friday, Oct. 4.
 
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