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Ben Kinley and Liz Williams Earn GBC Athlete of the Month Honors

PIKE CREEK, Del. – Sophomore Ben Kinley of the men’s cross country team and freshman Liz Williams of the women’s cross country team have been named Goldey-Beacom College male and female athletes of the month for the month of November.

Both of these athletes ran personal bests in their respective events at the NCAA East Regional meet in Boston. Kinley paced the Lightning men with a 26:55.3 which was the eighth-fastest 10K in school history. Williams was first for the GBC women with a time of 29:21.0, which was the 11^th fastest time on the school’s all-time 8K list.

Kinley, a Johnstown, Pa. native out of Central Cambria High School, had a sensational sophomore season for the Lightning this Fall. He led the Lightning in all of their races this season and placed in the top-10 in four meets, including a third-place finish at the Goldey-Beacom Fall Classic on Oct. 3. According to head coach Brian Conley, Kinley showed vast improvement from last season to this season, which he attributes to Kinley’s strong work ethic. Kinley is an accounting major here at GBC.

Williams, from Wilmington, Del. and local high school A.I. DuPont, had a very impressive rookie campaign for the Lightning this season. She was GBC’s top-finisher in every meet this season, placing in the top-15 in five meets, including two in the top-10. At the GBC Fall Classic, she ran a 22:53, which was the fastest a GBC female runner has ever ran the course at Carousel Park. Williams is also an accounting major at GBC.