NKU cross country teams have solid showings at meet in North Carolina on Friday
NKU competed in North Carolina on Friday afternoon.

NKU cross country teams have solid showings at meet in North Carolina on Friday

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Northern Kentucky University competed in the Royal Cross Country Challenge on Friday afternoon. The Norse men finished eighth out of 23 teams in their eight-kilometer run, while the NKU women were ninth out of 20 teams in their five-kilometer event.

Joey Mueller led the NKU men by finishing 28th in a time of 25:25. NKU's Ryne Smith posted a 43rd-place finish in 25:50, while Ricky Harm was 52nd with a time of 26:13. Justin McIntyre (58th, 26:18) and Brendan Chwalek (64th, 26:26) also enjoyed solid performances.

Queens (N.C.) won the men's team title with a score of 66.

In the women's race, Jerrica Maddox posted a 25th-place finish with a time of 18:38. NKU's Kayla Justice was 32nd in 18:43, while Danielle Mercer finished 47th in 19:00. Alisha Hansman (54th,19:13) and Kelsey Gaffney (94th, 20:40) rounded out the top five for NKU.

Florida State captured the women's team title with a score of 76.


Royal Cross Country Challenge
Charlotte, N.C. (Men's 8K)

Team Scores
1. Queens (N.C.)  66
2. UNC-Greensboro 74
3. Georgia Tech 81
4. Davidson  101
5. Columbus State 176
6. Elon  180
7. Shorter  187
8. Northern Kentucky 245
9. King  289
10. Mount Olive  302
11. Emory  314
12. Florida State 327
13. Mars Hill 349
14. The Citadel 367
15. Clayton State 410
16. UNC-Pembroke 459
17. Lee  483
18. Augusta State  496
19. UNC-Ashville 498
20. Wingate  507
21. Anderson 526
22. Charleston Southern 585
23. Spartanburg Methodist  644

NKU Individuals: 28. Joey Mueller 25:25, 43. Ryne Smith 25:50, 52. Ricky Harm 26:13, 58. Justin McIntyre 26:18, 64. Brendan Chwalek 26:26.


Royal Cross Country Challenge
Charlotte, N.C. (Women's 5K)

Team Scores
1. Florida State 76
2. UNC-Greensboro 99
3. Georgia Tech 115
4. Lee  137
5. Davidson 153
6. Queens (N.C.) 157
7. Elon   170
8. Shorter  239
9. Northern Kentucky 248
10. King  251
11. Columbus State 259
12. Augusta State  303
13. Anderson  315
14. Mount Olive 430
15. Clayton State 432
16. Charleston Southern 435
17. UNC-Pembroke 445
18. Wingate  471
19. Spartanburg Methodist 492
20. Pfeiffer 618

NKU Individuals: 25. Jerrica Maddox 18:38, 32. Kayla Justice 18:43, 47. Danielle Mercer 19:00, 54. Alisha Hansman 19:13, 94. Kelsey Gaffney 20:40.
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