Andrews and Brown Lead Akron at Penn State National

Friday, October 12

College Park, Pa.

University of Akron

Penn State National

Mackenzie Andrews - Tevin Brown 10-11-18

Andrews and Brown Lead Akron at Penn State National

October 12 | Cross Country

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MEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The University of Akron redshirt juniors Mackenzie Andrews (Toowoomba, Australia) and Tevin Brown (Toledo, Ohio) directed the efforts of the Zips' women's and men's cross country squads at the Penn State National on Friday, Oct. 12, registering team-best times of 21:24 and 26:00, respectively.

The meet, which featured seven ranked men's and seven rated women's squads, served as the final tune-up before the upcoming Mid-American Conference for Akron as the Zips' men team placed 16th, while the women's squad finished 23rd.

For the fourth time in as many races this season, Andrews was Akron's top finisher traversing the women's 6K course in a team-best time of 21:24.

Junior Haley Hess (Curtice, Ohio) and sophomore Lindsey Scarton (Berea, Ohio) were next across the line for the Zips posting times of 22:14 and 22:20, respectively.

Rounding out the scoring efforts for Akron was redshirt sophomore Alyssa Thomas (Green, Ohio) and senior Ashley Murray (Seville, Ohio). Also competing for the Zips was freshman Lizzy Gurko (Northfield, Ohio) and senior Tarike Osuobeni (Columbus, Ohio).

Brown was the Zips' top men's finisher for the first time this season registering a time of 26:00 in the 5.2-mile race to place 57th.

Akron got a solid effort from its scoring members as the team's spread between its Nos. 1 and 5 runners was 36 seconds.

Junior Marc Migliozzi (Pittsburgh, Pa.) posted a time of 26:08 to place 71st, while sophomore Andre Bollam-Godbott (Brunswick, Ohio), redshirt freshman Taylor Hopkins (Heath, Ohio) and freshman Jake Wickert (Medina, Ohio) crossed the line in 26:23 (94th), 26:36 (109th) and 26:36 (110th), respectively.

Also competing for the Zips and recording times of 27:09 and 27:44 was redshirt sophomore Jacob Ondash (Hiram, Ohio) and junior Nick Stricklen (Lexington, Ohio).

"It was a very competitive race with seven ranked teams running well today," said Akron head men's cross country coach Lee LaBadie. "We ran good as a pack today as our spread between our top-five runners was 36 seconds. But our top-three guys were not among the top-40 finishers in the meet. We were able to have Jake (Wickert), our fifth man cross before Ohio's No. 5, but their top runner finished 12th and that was the difference in the team score. We can do better at MAC's and we look forward to the opportunity."

Akron concludes its regular season campaign traveling to Toledo, Ohio, for the MAC Championships on Oct. 27.

MEN'S RESULTS:
Tevin Brown (26:00/57th), Marc Migliozzi (26:08/71st), Andre Bollam-Godbott (26:23/94th), Taylor Hopkins (26:36/109th), Jake Wickert (26:36/110th), Jacob Ondash (27:09/132nd), Nick Stricklen (27:44/144th)

WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Mackenzie Andrews (21:24-44th), Haley Hess (22:14/129th), Lindsey Scarton (22:20/137th), Alyssa Thomas (22:32/154th), Ashley Murray (22:56/178th), Lizzy Gurko (23:05/183rd), Tarike Osuobeni (23:16/187th)