Kentucky men’s and women’s cross-country continued their respective seasons at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 29.
The women’s team finished 13th overall, with a score of 380 points in the women’s 6,000-meter race. The men’s team took 12th place with an overall score of 274 points in the men’s 8,000-meter race.
Ally Krueger was once again the first Wildcat to finish, as she set a new personal record time of 20:56, placing her 50th out of 146 runners.
Three other members of the women’s team set personal bests including Juiz Williams who finished with a time of 21:24.8.
A tenth of a second behind Williams was Phoebe McCowan, followed by Mollie Rowen who finished with a time of 21:43.9.
Jake Allen was the first member of the men’s team to finish, as he clocked in at 23:56.8. Allen recorded his second straight top-20 finish as he placed 12th overall out of 143 runners.
The men’s team had a total of six members finish inside the top 100.
Ed Bird finished 28th with a time of 24:11.7, Harper Moore finished 66th at 24:46.0, Jackson Watts finished 79th at 24:58.7, Alex Alston finished 94th at 25:11.2 and Ethan Kern finished 98th at 25:19.0.
The next meet for Kentucky will be on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Crimson Classic hosted by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
