Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 6
Wichita, Kan.
11:50 AM
Temple University
vs
American Athletic Conference Championships
Men’s Cross Country Set for AAC Championships
2.5.21 | Men's Cross Country
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple men's cross country team will compete in the 8K race at the American Athletic Conference Championships Saturday morning. The race will start at 11:50 ET at 4 Mile Creek Resort in Augusta, Kansas and will be aired live on ESPN+.
About the American Athletic Conference Championships
> The Owls will compete against the 10 other member schools of the American Athletic Conference in hopes to secure the program's first AAC championship.
> Temple enters the race ranking fourth in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region.
> The Cherry and White face tough competition in the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa, who rank fourth in the country. Tulsa looks to secure their seventh-straight American title.
> Temple finished second at the 2019 conference championship, trailing Tulsa by 48 points. Redshirt senior Harry Powell was the top finisher for the Owls, earning 10th overall.
Last Time Out
> The Owls raced in their first race since 2019 on Saturday, Jan. 23 at the J.K Gold Classic, where they were able to preview the conference championship course before the Feb. 6 meet.
> Kristian Jensen led the Owls with his fifth-place time of 18:17.2.
> Jeppe Risvig was the second in the Cherry and White to finish, clocking in at 18:34.8 and earning the eighth spot.
> Pittsburgh, Pa. native Christian Fitch finished 14th in the race with a time of 18:47.7, followed by fellow rookie Erik Kain at 18:54.6 for 15th overall.
> Ethan Koza back ended the top five for Temple with his 17th overall finish at 19:01.2.
From the Coach
> "Our returnees have been looking forward to this race since October of 2019 and the freshmen have been excited for this meet since they signed with us last year," commented head coach James Snyder. "We've waited a little longer than expected but we are excited now to be in a championship race once again. The group has been making good progress in training and the bump up in distance from 6K two weeks ago to 8K tomorrow will certainly be to our advantage."
About the American Athletic Conference Championships
> The Owls will compete against the 10 other member schools of the American Athletic Conference in hopes to secure the program's first AAC championship.
> Temple enters the race ranking fourth in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region.
> The Cherry and White face tough competition in the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa, who rank fourth in the country. Tulsa looks to secure their seventh-straight American title.
> Temple finished second at the 2019 conference championship, trailing Tulsa by 48 points. Redshirt senior Harry Powell was the top finisher for the Owls, earning 10th overall.
Last Time Out
> The Owls raced in their first race since 2019 on Saturday, Jan. 23 at the J.K Gold Classic, where they were able to preview the conference championship course before the Feb. 6 meet.
> Kristian Jensen led the Owls with his fifth-place time of 18:17.2.
> Jeppe Risvig was the second in the Cherry and White to finish, clocking in at 18:34.8 and earning the eighth spot.
> Pittsburgh, Pa. native Christian Fitch finished 14th in the race with a time of 18:47.7, followed by fellow rookie Erik Kain at 18:54.6 for 15th overall.
> Ethan Koza back ended the top five for Temple with his 17th overall finish at 19:01.2.
From the Coach
> "Our returnees have been looking forward to this race since October of 2019 and the freshmen have been excited for this meet since they signed with us last year," commented head coach James Snyder. "We've waited a little longer than expected but we are excited now to be in a championship race once again. The group has been making good progress in training and the bump up in distance from 6K two weeks ago to 8K tomorrow will certainly be to our advantage."
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