The Basics
Event: ACU Naimadu Classic
Location: ACU XC Course
Men's Results | Women's Results
 
ABILENE, Texas – Avery Mazzei and Alex Leshan Ntiyani captured their respective individual titles, while the women's team won their first meet since 2011 as the Oral Roberts cross country teams concluded the 2023 regular season Friday evening at the ACU Naimadu Classic in Abilene, Texas.
 
News and Notes
- The women logged a total time of 1:52:57.35 en route to their first team title since 2011. 
- Mazzei earned her first collegiate win after registering a time of 22:02.09.
- The sophomore became the first ORU woman to capture an individual title since Samantha Watson in 2013.
- Ntiyani paced the men's field with a personal best time of 24:25.88, becoming the first Golden Eagle to capture an individual title since Emmanuel Kipngetich in 2019. 
- Patrick Kipkemboi (24:31.06) and Rushell Johnson (22:14.94) each registered runner-up finishes. 
- Deborah Mazzei recorded the highest finish of her Golden Eagle career as the sophomore placed fifth with a time of 22:44.03.
- Macey Penner collected the first top-10 finish of her career after placing sixth with a time of 22:46.91.
- Emily Coffey raced to a time of 23:09.38, which marked a personal best, en route to her first career top-10 finish.
- Erik Flores Burciaga logged his third top-10 performance as a Golden Eagle after placing seventh with a time of 25:02.62.
- As a team, the men recorded a second-place finish after registering a time of 2:07:35.94. 
- Nine different Golden Eagles logged personal bests on the evening. 

ORU Men's Individual Results (8k)
1st - Alex Leshan Ntiyani - 24:25.88
2nd - Patrick Kipkemboi - 24:31.06
7th - Erik Flores Burciaga - 25:02.62
12th - Andrew Smithwick - 25:54.66
28th - Jonah Marvine - 27:41.72
32nd - Francisco Santos - 27:55.31
49th - Seth Meyer - 30:25.97

ORU Women's Individual Results (6k)
1st - Avery Mazzei - 22:02.09
2nd - Rushell Johnson - 22:14.94
5th - Deborah Mazzei - 22:44.03
6th - Macey Penner - 22:46.91
9th - Emily Coffey - 23:09.38
14th - Lillian Woolery - 24:08.78
17th - Hannah Vanderburg - 24:16.91
25th - Hannah Claytor - 25:02.72
27th - Jayda Kelly - 25:17.06

Up Next
The Golden Eagles travel to Brookings, South Dakota, for the Summit League Championships on October 28.
 
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