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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2021 Cross Country Roster

Beighley Ayers

  • Class Senior
  • High School Wheeling Park
  • Hometown Wheeling, W.Va.

Biography

Personal Bests:
1,500m – 4:51.67
3,000m – 10:11.7
5,000m – 17:39.2
6K (XC) – 22:48.9

2020-21
Cross Country – Earned second team All-OVC honors after finishing 13th overall and fourth on the team at the OVC Cross Country Championships … her performance helped the women capture their 14th OVC title in the last 15 years.
Track and Field – Scored points with a sixth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships … ran a personal-best 17:39.2 in that race … also clocked a PB of 10:11.7 in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season.


2019-20
Cross Country – Delivered a big performance at the OVC Championships, finishing fourth on the team and 17th overall to help the Colonels edge Eastern Illinois by six points to win their eighth straight conference title … placed eighth overall at the RedHawk Rumble in September with a 6K time of 22:48.9 … ran a season-best 5K time of 18:04.20 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational in October.
Track and Field – Placed 10th in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 17:43.91 … also recorded a PB in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season, clocking a 10:19.25 at the Thundering Herd Invitational in January.


2018-19
Cross Country – Finished 34th at the OVC Championships with a 5K time of 18:55.0.
Track and Field – Placed 11th in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships, clocking a personal-best time of 17:47.0 … also ran a PB of 4:51.6 in the 1,500 meters during the outdoor season … ran personal-best times of 5:14.7 for the mile and 10:27.3 for the 3,000 meters during the indoor season.


Prior to EKU: Competed at Wheeling Park High School in West Virginia ... holds personal best times of 2:23 for 800m; 5:08.06 for one mile; and 18:18.50 for 5,000m (cross country).

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior