XC Places Fifth at UNG XC Night Classic

Gainesville, Georgia- The Golden Tigers cross-country team continued their strong start to the 2025 season with a 5th place finish at the UNG XC Night Classic (4K) hosted by the University of North Georgia on Friday evening.

Averie Akin again paced the Golden Tigers with a 2nd place finish in the 4K event. The Bethlehem, Ga. junior ran an 18:34 with an average mile time of 5:58 to place second overall out of 126 competitors. 

Freshman De'Nya Reynolds also built off her strong start to the season with a 16th place finish in 19:43, while junior Victoria Woods placed just behind her teammate to earn 17th place in a time of 19:45. 

Senior Ellie Kinlaw ran a solid race in 21:10 to place 46th, while teammates Kendall Goetzman (21:49/56th place), Gladys Blanco Choque (22:26/63rd place), and Leslie Cabrera (25:00/87th place) rounded out the Golden Tigers performers. 

Overall, the squad had a total time of 1:41.04 and an average time of 20:12 to take 5th place out of 16 teams. NCAA D2 Georgia College took overall team honors with an average time of 19:19, while host UNG placed second. Covenant (Ga.) College and NCAA D1 Georgia State rounded out the top finishers. 

For full meet results, click here. 

The squad next hits the trail at the Georgia College and State University meet on September 26th.