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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio men and women's cross country teams travel to Oxford, Ohio to compete at the 2017 Mid-American Conference Championships hosted by Miami. The Bobcats will face eight teams on the men's side and 11 teams on the women's side on Saturday (Oct. 28) beginning at 11 a.m. With the men and the women beginning shortly after. Live results will be monitored by and will be updated after every split. SCOUTING THE BOBCATS The Ohio men and women's cross country teams come off of a weekend competing at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 14) in Louisville, Ky.
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Where the women;s team placed fifth overall with a score of 219 points and the men's team placed eighth overall and with a total of 246 points. Senior (Mansfield, Ohio) crossed the line first for the 'Cats and in 11 th place out of over 259 other Division I runners at 21:21.0. She helped the women finish behind Nevada, BYU, Michigan, and Arkansas. The 'Cats placed ahead of 24 other institutions including MAC opponent, Miami (23 rd place).
Junior (Granville, Ohio) came in next in for Ohio in 46 th place and with a 22:01.2 mark. Junior (Waterford, Ohio), sophomore (Mansfield, Ohio), and freshman (Arlington Heights, Ill.) followed shortly after. Sury finished in 55 th at 22:10.0, Miller in 64 th at 22:14.9, and Bowes in 70 th at 22:21.6. On the men's side, Junior (Germantown, Ohio) crossed the line first for the 'Cats and in 23 rd place out of over 215 other Division I runners at 24:50.7. Bussard helped the Bobcats place behind Bowling Green (fifth place) and ahead of Miami (ninth place).
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Junior (Pickerington, Ohio) came in next in for Ohio in 51 st and at a 25:16.5 mark. Senior (Mentor, Ohio), senior (Lancaster, Ohio) and freshman Matt Agosta (Circleville, Ohio) followed shortly after. Evans finished in 69 th at 25:28.5, Wise in 83 rd at 25:40.0, and Agosta in 93 rd at 25:45.7. UP NEXT Following the MAC Championships, the Bobcats look to compete at NCAA Regionals on Nov.
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York men's and women's cross country teams are ready to run fast. They won't be chased by any ghouls or goblins on Saturday, October 31, but are competing at the 2015 Cross Country MAC Championships. This year's race host is Akron and participants will run at the Canton GlenOak Community Park. Both teams are looking to improve on last year's results.
The men earned their second-best program finish of fourth place, while the women ran to a third-straight seventh place finish at the 2014 MAC Championship. The men's 8 k race will start at 11 am, while the women's 6 k race is scheduled to begin at 12 pm.
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More information about this weekend's races can be found on the. Each race this season has been a building block to prepare both teams for MAC Championships and the NCAA Northeast regionals. Specifically, their participation at premier races, such as the Lehigh Paul Short Invite and Pre-Nationals hosted by the University of Louisville, gives them valuable experience against regionally ranked teams and some of the best teams around the country. In addition, the teams' experience running at previous MAC Championships bodes well as they prepare for Saturday's edition. 'Last year was my first MAC's, so that exposure to the conference meet was very good,' senior, who finished seventh on the team and 57th place overall at the 2014 MAC Championships, mentioned. 'I'm looking to just move up (at the 2015 MAC Championship race) and hope to be our top-five guy and compete for a top-25 spot.' In addition to Palafox, upperclassmen, and bring depth and experience to the men's team.
Their leadership has been beneficial to younger runners like freshman transition seamlessly to UB from high school. On race day Jibb has helped pace the group during different races. At the Paul Short Invite, he led the Bulls to a fourth place team finish.
He finished the 8 k race in a time of 24:38. On the women's side fellow freshman has quickly found success at UB alongside a relatively young squad. Of 24 runners on the women's team, there are only three seniors. At both the Paul Short Invite and Pre-Nationals, Henry finished first on the team with a time of 21:25. While Henry has impressed as an individual, the team as a whole The Bulls will look to build upon their second place finish in the unseeded race at Pre-Nationals. In that race, the Bulls beat five conference foes. They beat their closest finishing MAC rival, Central Michigan, by 75 points, 183 to 258.
Despite the women's team not being as experienced running in a MAC Championship as the men's team, head coach Vicki Mitchell has been intentional about who the Bulls have faced against this year. Facing both conference foes and many strong regionally ranked and nationally teams helps lay the ground work for the team to not only improve this season, but also throughout their UB career. 'I look at it that our two biggest events (of the season) are in front of us', head cross country coach Vicki Mitchell explained during Thursday's weekly press conference.
'I've been pleased with how the season has progressed so far. Both the men and the women have shown great improvement. I think we are at a different level than we were a year ago at this time. It's been a great seasons so far.' As mentioned above, the men will race at 11 am, while the women will compete at 12pm.
The top seven runners in each race earn All-MAC First-Team honors, while eighth through fourteenth place finishers are named to All-MAC Second-Team.