Abby Herring wins Women’s 5K; Men place two in Top-10 in 8K
**Press Release from HerdZone: 9/15/2023 9:04:00 PM | Cross Country
A day over 30 years in the making for the Marshall cross country programs ended with a pair of podium finishes for both sides.
The Herd women won the 2023 Thundering Herd Invitational with 40 points, winning over the next closest finisher, Morehead State, who finished with 52 points. Senior Abby Herring won the event with an astonishing time of 17:01. Her and junior Kylee Mastin (17:50) were the only two finishers to break 18 minutes.
The Women’s 5K victory followed a second place finish for the Marshall men, who scored 52 points, also edging out Morehead State. Evan White (4th) and Ronnie Saunders (8th) scored top-10 finishes in the 8K.
The Thundering Herd Invitational at the Kennedy YMCA Complex represented the first home meet for the Marshall since the 1989 season.
“It was a lot of hard work, so thank you to all who helped put this together” Head Coach Caleb Bowen said. “I think we made it a pretty good event, all of the athletes enjoyed it, the teams enjoyed it. We are really proud of our athletes at Marshall.”
FULL RESULTS:
MEN’S 8K Top-7
(1) 4. Evan White 24:47
(2) 8. Ronnie Saunders 25:02
(3) 12. Garrett Ferguson 25:23
(4) 17. Kent Bee 25:47
(5) 20. Brady Dawkins 26:00
(6) 23. Paul Sepulveda 26:15
(7) 25. Donny Speas 26:32
WOMEN’S 5K Top-7
(1) 1. Abby Herring 17:01
(2) 2. Kylee Mastin 17:50
(3) 4. Hannah Wyler 18:14
(4) 15. Tori Dotson 19:04
(5) 18. Kalei Jordan 19:18
(6) 19. Asha Bora 19:19
(7) 20. Sophia Newsome 19:20
UP NEXT
The Herd will compete at the staple Louisville Classic at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park in Louisville on Sept. 30.
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