MEET INFOÂ
- John Hunt Cross Country Course | Huntsville, Ala.
- Women's 6K, 9 A.M. CT
- Men's 8K, 10 A.M. CT
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ABOUT THE TOPSÂ
- WKU competed in the Angel Mounds Invitational in their last regular season meet back on Oct. 17.
- Kinley Kunkel set a new personal best at the meet, claiming 4th place, clocking in at 21:02, 13 seconds faster than her previous 6K PR.
- Brooke Greenwell, Caterina Rossomanno, Kathryn Harris, Sofia Witt, and Tatum Maschhoff all crossed the finish line with a new personal best on Friday.
- Greenwell finished within the top-50, taking 39th with a mark of 22:19.
- Jake Younger led the way for the men on Friday morning, setting a new PR in the 8k and claiming a top-30 finish.
- Younger set a new PR of 24:56 which is over 25 seconds better than his previous PR set at the Southern Showcase earlier in the season.
- Mikie Carnell set a PR on Friday morning, finishing up in 25:12, beating his previous PR set at the Southern Showcase.
- Another freshman in the men's 8k, Sam Herbig, set a PR as well on Friday morning. His time of 25:32 was nearly 46 seconds faster than his previous best set in the Hilltoppers' last meet at the XC Town Twilight.
- In total, nine Hilltoppers set new personal records in the final regular season meet. The women's team had six do so while the men managed three.
ABOUT THE MEET
- Saturday's championship meet will mark the second time the Hilltoppers have competed at the John Hunt Cross Country Course this season. The Southern Showcase was also held there.
- At the Southern Showcase, the men's team set a total of eight new personal bests. For the women, six Hilltoppers set new personal records at the meet.
- Kinley Kunkel led the women at the Southern Showcase and a freshman, Ryan Hendrix, led the charge for the men.
- WKU is looking to build off a 2024 championship event that was much improved from the year prior. Two Hilltoppers made Third Team All-CUSA at the meet. Mary Dye led the team with a 16th place finish. Kinley Kunkel followed and claimed 20th in the women's 6k race.
- Then freshman, Jake Younger, led the charge for the Hilltoppers in the 8k race, setting a PR of 25:46. He finished up in 35th place.
A LOOK AT THE FIELD
- Last season, Liberty swept both the men's and women's championship races in Oxford, Ala. The season prior the meet was held in Bowling Green.
- In the men's field several teams are ranked in their respective regions. New Mexico State is No. 13 and UTEP is No. 14 in the Mountain Region.
- Middle Tennessee is ranked No. 5, Jax State is No. 12, and Kennesaw State is No. 13 in the South Region.
- Liberty checks in at No. 12 in the Southeast Region.
- In the women's rankings CUSA newcomer checks in at No. 14 in the Mid-Atlantic Region and New Mexico State is ranked No. 15 in the Mountain Region.
- The South Region consists of both Kennesaw State and Jax State at No. 11 and No. 15 respectively.
- Liberty rounds out the ranked teams, holding at No. 5 in the Southeast Region.
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