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Friday, October 3
Notre Dame, Ind.
10:30 AM
University of Akron
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Joe Piane Cross Country Invitational
Akron Set to Race at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
October 02 | Cross Country
AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's and women's cross country squads travel to Notre Dame, Ind., to take part in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Friday (Oct. 3).
The meet will kick off for the Zips with the men's Blue Division 8K at 10:30 a.m. before the women's Gold Division 5K is contested at 11:50 a.m.
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IN OUR LAST MEET
Akron garnered solid results at the All-Ohio Cross Country Championships on Sept. 19 in Cedarville, Ohio.
Junior Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) captured the women's 6K race in a time of 21:06.8, while senior Taye Gonzalez (Lewis Center, Ohio) was Akron's top finisher in the men's 8K crossing the line in 25:38.7.
Junior Kayla Sucharski (Galena, Ohio) was next across the line for the Zips posting a time of 22:46.9, while junior Kennedy Schlessman (Huron, Ohio), sophomore Jadyn Towns (Berlin Heights, Ohio) and senior Emily Razo (Salem, Ohio) rounded out Akron's scoring efforts with times of 23:18.0, 24:46.1, 27:36.3, respectively.
In the men's field, junior Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) followed Gonzalez through the line registering a time of 25:47.6. Culminating the scoring performances for the Zips was sophomore Emil Stanford (Sunbury, Ohio), junior Quinn Hopkins (Akron, Ohio) and sophomore Jared Newenhisen (Barberton, Ohio) in 25:58.6, 26:10.8 and 29:00.2, respectively.
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A YEAR AGO
Akron garnered strong individual performances, including a school-record time from sophomore Bismack Kipchirchir (Eldama Ravine, Kenya), at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4, 2024, in Notre Dame, Ind.
Kipchirchir crossed the line first in the men's 8K race in a school-record time of 23:18.0, while Megan Hipple led the Zips' returners in the women's 5K race with a time of 17:44.2.
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UP NEXT
The Zips travel to Bowling Green, Ohio, to compete at the Falcon Invite on Oct. 17.
The meet will kick off for the Zips with the men's Blue Division 8K at 10:30 a.m. before the women's Gold Division 5K is contested at 11:50 a.m.
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IN OUR LAST MEET
Akron garnered solid results at the All-Ohio Cross Country Championships on Sept. 19 in Cedarville, Ohio.
Junior Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) captured the women's 6K race in a time of 21:06.8, while senior Taye Gonzalez (Lewis Center, Ohio) was Akron's top finisher in the men's 8K crossing the line in 25:38.7.
Junior Kayla Sucharski (Galena, Ohio) was next across the line for the Zips posting a time of 22:46.9, while junior Kennedy Schlessman (Huron, Ohio), sophomore Jadyn Towns (Berlin Heights, Ohio) and senior Emily Razo (Salem, Ohio) rounded out Akron's scoring efforts with times of 23:18.0, 24:46.1, 27:36.3, respectively.
In the men's field, junior Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) followed Gonzalez through the line registering a time of 25:47.6. Culminating the scoring performances for the Zips was sophomore Emil Stanford (Sunbury, Ohio), junior Quinn Hopkins (Akron, Ohio) and sophomore Jared Newenhisen (Barberton, Ohio) in 25:58.6, 26:10.8 and 29:00.2, respectively.
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A YEAR AGO
Akron garnered strong individual performances, including a school-record time from sophomore Bismack Kipchirchir (Eldama Ravine, Kenya), at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4, 2024, in Notre Dame, Ind.
Kipchirchir crossed the line first in the men's 8K race in a school-record time of 23:18.0, while Megan Hipple led the Zips' returners in the women's 5K race with a time of 17:44.2.
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UP NEXT
The Zips travel to Bowling Green, Ohio, to compete at the Falcon Invite on Oct. 17.
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