Migliozzi and Hess Lead Zips at Penn State National

Friday, October 18

University Park, Pa.

University of Akron

Penn State National

Migliozzi and Hess Lead Zips at Penn State National

October 18 | Cross Country

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Seniors Haley Hess (Curtice, Ohio) and Marc Migliozzi (Pittsburgh, Pa.) each registered career-best times to direct the efforts of the University of Akron women's and men's cross country teams at the Penn State National on Friday, Oct. 18.

Migliozzi traversed the men's 5.2-mile course at the Penn State Blue-White Course in a career-best time of 25:36.3 en route to a fourth-place finish, while Hess also garnered a career-low and team-best time of 21:32.1 to place 31st overall.

The Zips placed fifth in the men's team standings, their highest-ever finish at the Penn State National, while the Akron women earned an 11th-place showing.

Hess and senior Mackenzie Andrews (Toowoomba, Australia) battled down to the wire for top-team honors for the Zips with Hess crossing the line in 21:32.1 (31st) followed just over a second later by Andrews with a time of 21:33.5 (34th).

Junior Lindsey Scarton (Berea, Ohio), freshman Olivia Anaple (Blue Ash, Ohio) and redshirt junior Alyssa Thomas (Green, Ohio) rounded out Akron's scoring efforts registering times of 21:45.1, 22:44.1 and 22:54.7, respectively. Scarton and Anaple's performances represented career-best efforts.

Additionally, senior Varvara Lissichkina (Karaganda, Kazahkstan), freshman Morgan Jankowski (Brook Park, Ohio) and junior Leah Recker (Findlay, Ohio) posted career-best finishing times of 23:24.4, 23:38.8 and 24:03.1.

Following Migliozzi across the line for the Zips in a career-best time of 25:51.3 to place 13th overall was senior Nick Stricklen (Lexington, Ohio).

Culminating Akron's scoring efforts with career-low times of 26:09.7 (32nd), 26:35.3 (45th) and 26:56.3 (60th) was junior Andre Bollam-Godbott (Brunswick, Ohio) and freshmen Chase Easterling (Mt. Orab, Ohio) and Aidan Harr (New Philadelphia, Ohio).

Additionally, redshirt junior Jacob Ondash (Hiram, Ohio) recorded a career-best time of 27:23.4 (83rd).

The MAC Cross Country Championships are next for Akron as the Zips travel to DeKalb, Ill., on Nov. 2.

AKRON MEN'S RESULTS:
Marc Migliozzi (25:36.3/4th), Nick Stricklen (25:51.3/13th), Andre Bollam-Godbott (26:09.7/32nd), Chase Easterling (26:35.3/45th), Aidan Harr (26:56.3/60th), Jacob Ondash (27:23.4/83rd)

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS:
1) Temple (56 points), 2) Penn (71), 3) Penn State (76), 4) William & Mary (123), 5) Akron (148), 6) Georgia Tech (154), 7) Buffalo (167), 8) St. Joseph's (Pa.) (205), 9) Lehigh (209), 10) Kent State (244), 11) Bucknell (249)

AKRON WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Haley Hess (21:32.1/31st), Mackenzie Andrews (21:33.5/34th), Lindsey Scarton (21:45.1/41st), Olivia Anaple (22:44.1/97th), Alyssa Thomas (22:54.7/110th), Varvara Lissichkina (23:24.4/133rd), Morgan Jankowski (23:38.8/140th), Leah Recker (24:03.1/151st)

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS:
1) Penn State (31 points), 2) Georgia Tech (63), 3) Tennessee (92), 4) Princeton (116), 5) Penn (131), 6) Temple (181), 7) William & Mary (216), 8) Maryland (221), 9) Bucknell (249), 10) Lehigh (261), 11) Akron (280), 12) Youngstown State (315), 13) James Madison (339), 14) St. Joseph's (Pa.) (359), 15) Buffalo (386), 16) Kent State (422)