EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Ohio men's and women's cross country teams concluded their season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 14. The women's team placed eighth overall with 263 points. The men's team placed 11^th overall, three spots higher than their regional ranking, with 385 points.
 
Senior Allie Martin (Kingwood, W. Va.) was the top overall finisher for Ohio across both races. Martin placed 40^th overall in the women's 6k race with a time of 21:02.26. The women's group has four runners finish in the top 75 athletes, including Martin. Sophomore Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) took home 49^th place (21:11.13) followed by graduate student Kelsi Harris (Liberty Township, Ohio) in 51^st place (21:11.99). Senior Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio) finished in 59^th place (21:16.92) for the Bobcats. Ohio also had senior Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) finish in 79^th place (21:38.65), sophomore Mairin O'Brien (Lewis Center, Ohio) finish in 95^th place (21:50.74, PR) and graduate student Theresa Hagey (Akron, Ohio) finish in 108^th place (22:04.84).
 
Four out of seven Bobcats who competed in the men's 10k race recorded personal best times. Junior Andrew Bracken (Westerville, Ohio) led the men's team in the 10k race with a 41^st overall finish and recorded a time of 31:11.51. Junior Charlie Slates (Gahanna, Ohio) was Ohio's next best finisher, taking home 67^th place with a personal-best time of 31:57.47. Rounding out the top 100 finishers was sophomore Michael Dellasanta (Columbus, Ohio) in 73^rd place (32:07.13, PR) and senior Sam Beeler (Cincinnati, Ohio) in 89^th place (32:21.72). The final three Bobcats to cross the finish line were graduate student Connor Wertman (Uniontown, Ohio) in 120^th place (32:51.29, PR), senior Alex Zuckett (Canton, Ohio) in 135^th place (33:09.05) and junior Nick Kennedy (Hurricane, W. Va.) in 150^th place (33:27.82).
 
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