Cross Country Competes at Charleston

September 3, 2021

Charleston, WV – The Kentucky Christian University cross country teams opened their season in Charleston, WV by running in the Charleston Cross Country Invitational.

On the men's side, KCU finished in 4^th place. Dylan French (FR/Ironton, OH) (20:54.7), James Overholser (SO/Sharpsburg, KY) (20:57.2) and Payton Herron (FR/Cedarville, OH) (21:01.3) finished the 6K course in 26^th-28^th place. CJ Kelley (FR/Garfield Heights, OH) (21:16.2) came in 34^th and Kolby Wilcox (FR/Kenton, OH) (24:15.1) finished 50^th, while the duo of Robie Sibole (25:06.9) and Trace Shearer (FR/Lawrenceburg, KY) (25:12.6) came in 52^nd and 53^rd, respectively.

For the women, Sydney Reed (FR/Waverly, OH) led the way with her time of 16:41.0 over the 4K course. Her time was just outside the top ten as she took 12^th place. Finishing 16^th, Jordan Riley (FR/Russell, KY) posted a time of 16:51.7 with Samantha Reed (FR/Waverly, OH)'s 17:38.6 being good enough for a 21^st placement. Abriella Edelen (FR/Shelbyville, KY) ran a 18:49.6 that was 28^th in this field of 46 runners.

Next up for cross country is a trip to Cedarville (OH) University and the Friendship Invitational. The races will be run on September 17^th.

Go Knights!!!