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MAC Championships hosted by Akron/Canton GlenOak Community Park
XC Earns Three Season-Best Times at MAC Championship
November 01, 2015 | Cross Country
CANTON, Ohio - - The Ball State cross country team turned in three season-best finishes at the 2015 Mid-American Conference Championship hosted by Akron at the Canton GlenOak Community Park in Canton, Ohio.
Leading the Cardinals to the finish line of the 6K race was junior Jordan Timmons (Bargersville, Ind./Center Grove) who placed 65th among scored runners in 23:10.9. Sophomore transfer Kitty Taylor (Newburgh, Ind./Castle/St. Mary-of-the-Woods College) followed close behind, earning a career-fast time of 23:23.1.
Junior Ericka Rinehart (Angola, Ind./Angola) was Ball State's third-fastest runner, clocking in with a season-fast effort of 23:52.9. Rounding out Ball State's five scored runners were the freshman duo of Hannah Privette (New Knoxville, Ohio/New Knoxville) and Rachel Bales (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette), who crossed the line in 24:09.2 and 24:17.1, respectively.
Rounding out Ball State's competitors were juniors Ericka Rinehart (Angola, Ind./Angola) and Emma Manchess (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights/IPFW) with marks of 24:49.3 and 25:05.4, respectively.
Eastern Michigan won the women's 6K event with a team score of 55 points, while Bowling Green (72) and Central Michigan (73) rounded out the top three teams.
Next up for select members of the Ball State cross country team will be the 2015 Great Lakes Regional hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Verona, Wis.
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Ball State Individual Results at 6K MAC Championships (Scored Finish / Overall Finish)
65 / 68 – Jordan Timmons (23:10.9)
68 / 74 – Kitty Taylor (23:23.1*)
74 / 85 – Ericka Rinehart (23:52.9*)
77 / 90 – Rachel Bales (24:09.2)
79 / 94 – Hannah Privette (24:17.1)
82 / 98 – Jessica Bryzek (24:49.3)
84 / 100 – Emma Manchess (25:05.4*)
* denotes season-fast time
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