Saturday, November 1
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at
Mid-American Conference Championships
Four Bobcats Receive All-MAC Honors as Ohio Cross Country Earns Top Five Team Finishes at MAC Championships
11/1/2025 5:46:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Ohio men's and women's cross country teams earned top five team finishes and had four athlete receive All-MAC honors at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 1. The women's team placed second overall behind Toledo with 62 points. The men's team finished fifth overall with 103 points.
Graduate student Kelsi Harris (Liberty Township, Ohio) led a group of four Bobcats who earned All-MAC honors. Harris recorded her best finish yet at the conference meet, placing sixth (20:56.0) and earning a spot on the All-MAC First Team. Senior Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio), senior Allie Martin (Kingwood, W. Va.) and junior Andrew Bracken (Westerville, Ohio) all earned a spot on the women's and men's All-MAC Second Team.
Ohio kicked off the championships with the men's 8k race. Bracken was the first Bobcat to cross the finish line, placing ninth with a time of 24:33.21. Sophomore Michael Dellasanta (Columbus, Ohio) and senior Sam Beeler (Cincinnati, Ohio) rounded out the top 25 of the men's race. Dellasanta came in 18th place (24:56.1) and Beeler took home 22nd place (25:04.9).
Junior Nick Kennedy (Hurricane, W. Va.) and graduate student Connor Wertman (Uniontown, Ohio) were the next two Bobcats to cross the finish line. Kennedy finished in 26th place (25:11.5) and Wertman finished in 28th place (25:14.5, PR). The final three finishers for Ohio were senior Alex Zuckett (Canton, Ohio), freshman Tate Ruthers (Thornville, Ohio) and junior Charlie Slates (Gahanna, Ohio). Zuckett finished in 39th place (25:30.9), Ruthers finished in 45th place (25:44.1) and Slates finished in 76th place (26:54.4).
In addition to Harris, Boussedra and Martin earned All-MAC honors for their performances in the women's 6k race. The two seniors crossed the finish line consecutively with Boussedra placing eighth (21:01.0) and Martin placing ninth (21:02.2). Two more Bobcats placed within the top 25 runners. Senior Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) came in 18th place with a time of 21:21.6 and sophomore Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) placed 22nd with a time of 21:22.8.
Sophomore Mairin O'Brien (Lewis Center, Ohio) and junior Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) finished consecutively in 38th and 39th place. O'Brien ran a PR of 21:55.2 and Streit ran a PR of 21:56.6. Graduate student Theresa Hagey (Akron, Ohio) followed behind in 48th place, recording a time of 22:10.7. Sophomore Reece Savage (Johnstown, Ohio) and junior Ellie Greenwell (Park Hills, Ky.) were Ohio's final two finishers. Savage finished in 52nd place (22:16.2) and Greenwell finished in 53rd place (22:17.8).
The Bobcats will be back in action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 14 in Evansville, Ind.
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Graduate student Kelsi Harris (Liberty Township, Ohio) led a group of four Bobcats who earned All-MAC honors. Harris recorded her best finish yet at the conference meet, placing sixth (20:56.0) and earning a spot on the All-MAC First Team. Senior Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio), senior Allie Martin (Kingwood, W. Va.) and junior Andrew Bracken (Westerville, Ohio) all earned a spot on the women's and men's All-MAC Second Team.
Ohio kicked off the championships with the men's 8k race. Bracken was the first Bobcat to cross the finish line, placing ninth with a time of 24:33.21. Sophomore Michael Dellasanta (Columbus, Ohio) and senior Sam Beeler (Cincinnati, Ohio) rounded out the top 25 of the men's race. Dellasanta came in 18th place (24:56.1) and Beeler took home 22nd place (25:04.9).
Junior Nick Kennedy (Hurricane, W. Va.) and graduate student Connor Wertman (Uniontown, Ohio) were the next two Bobcats to cross the finish line. Kennedy finished in 26th place (25:11.5) and Wertman finished in 28th place (25:14.5, PR). The final three finishers for Ohio were senior Alex Zuckett (Canton, Ohio), freshman Tate Ruthers (Thornville, Ohio) and junior Charlie Slates (Gahanna, Ohio). Zuckett finished in 39th place (25:30.9), Ruthers finished in 45th place (25:44.1) and Slates finished in 76th place (26:54.4).
In addition to Harris, Boussedra and Martin earned All-MAC honors for their performances in the women's 6k race. The two seniors crossed the finish line consecutively with Boussedra placing eighth (21:01.0) and Martin placing ninth (21:02.2). Two more Bobcats placed within the top 25 runners. Senior Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) came in 18th place with a time of 21:21.6 and sophomore Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) placed 22nd with a time of 21:22.8.
Sophomore Mairin O'Brien (Lewis Center, Ohio) and junior Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) finished consecutively in 38th and 39th place. O'Brien ran a PR of 21:55.2 and Streit ran a PR of 21:56.6. Graduate student Theresa Hagey (Akron, Ohio) followed behind in 48th place, recording a time of 22:10.7. Sophomore Reece Savage (Johnstown, Ohio) and junior Ellie Greenwell (Park Hills, Ky.) were Ohio's final two finishers. Savage finished in 52nd place (22:16.2) and Greenwell finished in 53rd place (22:17.8).
The Bobcats will be back in action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 14 in Evansville, Ind.
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