The University of Akron Athletics
Saturday, September 14
Muncie, Ind.
12:30 PM
University of Akron
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We Fly Ball State Championship Preview
Akron Cross Country Set for We Fly Championship Preview
September 13 | Cross Country
LIVE STATS
AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's and women's cross country squads return to competition this Saturday (Sept. 14) traveling to Muncie, Ind., to compete at the six-team We Fly Championship Preview hosted by Ball State.
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The women's 6K is set to commence at 12:30 p.m., with the men's 8K race slated to start at 1:15 p.m.
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Joining the Zips in the field will be Akron (M/W), Ball State (W), Bowling Green (M/W), Central Michigan (M/W), Kent State (M/W) and Toledo (M/W).
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IN OUR LAST MEET
Akron returns to competition following the season-opening Tommy Evans Invitational on Aug. 30 where redshirt senior Heriberto Alvarez (Oswego, Ill.) crossed the line in the men's 6K race in a team-best time of 19:18.5, while sophomore Mary Munga (Nyandarau, Kenya) led the Zips in the women's 5K race with a team-best time of 18:20.8.
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Junior Taye Gonzalez (Lewis Center, Ohio) was next across the line in the men's race in a time of 19:25.6.
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Rounding out Akron's men's scoring efforts in times of 20:13.9, 21:10.5 and 21:31.9, respectively, were freshman Emil Stanford (Sunbury, Ohio), sophomore Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) and sophomore Quinn Hopkins (Akron, Ohio).
Sophomores Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) and Kayla Sucharski (Galena, Ohio) and seniors Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) and  Danielle Honaker (Ashland, Ohio) comprised the Zips' scoring performances posting efforts of 18:30.6, 19:01.9, 19:08.1 and 19:15.1, respectively.
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Additionally, senior Halle Sebest (Poland, Ohio), freshman Jadyn Towns (Berlin Heights, Ohio) and seniors Sophia Spencer (Medina, Ohio) and Hannah Kerr (Chillicothe, Ohio) added times of 19:32.2, 19:42.6, 20:37.4 and 22:30.5.
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UP NEXT
The Zips continue their campaign traveling to South Bend, Ind., Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4.
AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's and women's cross country squads return to competition this Saturday (Sept. 14) traveling to Muncie, Ind., to compete at the six-team We Fly Championship Preview hosted by Ball State.
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The women's 6K is set to commence at 12:30 p.m., with the men's 8K race slated to start at 1:15 p.m.
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Joining the Zips in the field will be Akron (M/W), Ball State (W), Bowling Green (M/W), Central Michigan (M/W), Kent State (M/W) and Toledo (M/W).
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IN OUR LAST MEET
Akron returns to competition following the season-opening Tommy Evans Invitational on Aug. 30 where redshirt senior Heriberto Alvarez (Oswego, Ill.) crossed the line in the men's 6K race in a team-best time of 19:18.5, while sophomore Mary Munga (Nyandarau, Kenya) led the Zips in the women's 5K race with a team-best time of 18:20.8.
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Junior Taye Gonzalez (Lewis Center, Ohio) was next across the line in the men's race in a time of 19:25.6.
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Rounding out Akron's men's scoring efforts in times of 20:13.9, 21:10.5 and 21:31.9, respectively, were freshman Emil Stanford (Sunbury, Ohio), sophomore Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) and sophomore Quinn Hopkins (Akron, Ohio).
Sophomores Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) and Kayla Sucharski (Galena, Ohio) and seniors Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) and  Danielle Honaker (Ashland, Ohio) comprised the Zips' scoring performances posting efforts of 18:30.6, 19:01.9, 19:08.1 and 19:15.1, respectively.
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Additionally, senior Halle Sebest (Poland, Ohio), freshman Jadyn Towns (Berlin Heights, Ohio) and seniors Sophia Spencer (Medina, Ohio) and Hannah Kerr (Chillicothe, Ohio) added times of 19:32.2, 19:42.6, 20:37.4 and 22:30.5.
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UP NEXT
The Zips continue their campaign traveling to South Bend, Ind., Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4.
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