Kyle Hibinger

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wadsworth, Ohio
High School:
Wadsworth

2019:

Academic All-MAC
Competed in five races in the 2019 season
Opened his season in the 8K at the Spartan Invitational, with a time of 25:43.1 and a 24th place finish
Placed 52nd in the 8K at the Louisville XC Classic and set a personal best time of 24:37.6
Placed 33rd overall at the MAC Championships in the 8K with a time of 26:32.5
Later achieved a personal best time of 31:52.7 in the 10K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to close out the season
Climbed to 57th place at the Great Lakes Regional, an improvement of 29 spots over the 2018 season

2018:

MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-MAC

Competed in all of Bowling Green’s seven races
Opened the season placing 16th at the Toledo Rockets Invitational, his first collegiate 6K, with a time of 19:09.2
Finished 7th overall in his first collegiate 5K at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener with a time of 15:50.5
Hibinger concluded his first collegiate 8K at the John McNichols Invitational, coming in 38th overall
Set a personal best at the Louisville Cross Country Classic with a time of 25:12.3 in the 8K and a 66th overall finish
Competed in the Bradley Pink Classic and finished 152nd overall
Crossed in 26th overall at the MAC Championships, helping the team achieve a second place finish
At the Great Lakes Regionals, recorded his first personal best in the 10K with a time of 32:43.9

2017:

Did not compete during the 2017 season

High School:

Earned eight varsity letters at Wadsworth High School
Regional qualifier in 2015 and 2016
Team won two Suburban League championships and qualified for regionals three times
National Honors Society

Personal:

Full name is Andrew Kyle Hibinger
Born March 12, 1999
Son of David Snowball and Theresa Hibinger
Three sisters -- Katie, Allie, and Alaina
Plans to study biology

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 15:50.5, Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/7/18)
6K: 19:09.5, Toledo Rockets Invitational (8/31/18)
8K: 24:37.6, Louisville XC Classic (10/5/19)
10K: 31:52.7, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/15/19)

CAREER FINISHES
2019 Results
Sep. 13 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Cross Country Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 25:43.1 – 24th
Oct. 5 – Louisville XC Classic (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 24:37.6 – 52nd
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) – 8K – 25:27.0 – 49th
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championships (DeKalb, IL) – 8K – 26:32.5 – 33rd
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Verona, WI) – 10K – 31:52.7 – 57th

2018 Results
Aug. 31 - Toledo Rockets Invitational (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 6K - 19:09.5 - 16th
Sept. 7 - Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 15:50.5 - 7th
Sept. 15 - John McNichols Invitational (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN) - 8K - 26:24.2 - 38th
Sept. 29 - Louisville Cross Country Classic (E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 8K - 25:12.3 - 66th
Oct. 12 - Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) - 8K - 26:27.4 - 152nd
Oct. 27 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 8K - 25:13.5 - 26th
Nov. 9 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 10K - 32:43.9 - 86th