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Friday, October 16
Bowling Green, Ohio
11 a.m. (Women's) / 11:45 a.m. (Men's)
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Falcon Invitational
Cross Country Set for Falcon Invitational Before MAC Championships
October 15 | Cross Country
AKRON, Ohio — The Akron cross country teams will head west to Bowling Green for the Falcon Invitational on Friday, October 15. The women's 6K race will begin at 11 a.m., while the men's 8K race will start at 11:45 a.m. The meet will take place on campus at BGSU's Mel Brodt Cross Country Course and will be livestreamed on WBGU's YouTube channel.
Mercy Jebitok leads the way for the women's squad. The sophomore notched MAC Women's Runner of the Week after running a career-best 15:53.5 in the 5K race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, finishing fifth overall in an event that featured three top-15 teams, including No. 1 NC State. She was the top finisher from any non-Power 4 school and beat all but one NC State runner. Earlier this season, Jebitok earned MAC Runner of the Week honors after winning the George Dales Invitational in her season debut.
Noah Nyageo is the leader of the men's team, as he earned MAC Men's Runner of the Week after notching a personal-best 23:21.4 in the 8K race also at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, finishing eighth in a field of more than 150 runners. Earlier this season, Nyageo won both the Tommy Evans Invitational and the George Dales Invitational. As a freshman, he finished third at the MAC Championships and 28th at the NCAA Regionals.
This will be the final meet of the season before the MAC Championships, which will take place on Friday, October 30 in Kalamazoo. NCAA Regionals is set for Friday, November 13 at Michigan State.
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Mercy Jebitok leads the way for the women's squad. The sophomore notched MAC Women's Runner of the Week after running a career-best 15:53.5 in the 5K race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, finishing fifth overall in an event that featured three top-15 teams, including No. 1 NC State. She was the top finisher from any non-Power 4 school and beat all but one NC State runner. Earlier this season, Jebitok earned MAC Runner of the Week honors after winning the George Dales Invitational in her season debut.
Noah Nyageo is the leader of the men's team, as he earned MAC Men's Runner of the Week after notching a personal-best 23:21.4 in the 8K race also at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, finishing eighth in a field of more than 150 runners. Earlier this season, Nyageo won both the Tommy Evans Invitational and the George Dales Invitational. As a freshman, he finished third at the MAC Championships and 28th at the NCAA Regionals.
This will be the final meet of the season before the MAC Championships, which will take place on Friday, October 30 in Kalamazoo. NCAA Regionals is set for Friday, November 13 at Michigan State.
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