CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kent State junior Baidy Ba raced to victory in the men's Orange 8K on a rainy morning Saturday at the XC23 Pre-Nationals meet.
Ba made his move on the downhill with about 250 meters remaining, surging ahead of leader Nick Karayianis from host Virginia to win his second career race in a Golden Flashes uniform in 24:06.7, which was 8.1 seconds ahead of Karayianis.
Senior Ethan Yost and graduate student Trey Double were the next Golden Flashes to cross the finish line on the men's side.