Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) men's and women's cross-country teams each finished fourth at the Towson Invitational Friday.

The UMES women scored 91 points behind only Towson (41 points), the University of Albany (45 points) and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (90 points). Merrecia James was fourth individually in 18:43, the top Hawks' finisher, men or women.

The UMES men tallied 129 points on the day and were beaten by only UMBC (23 points), Mount St. Mary's (64 points) and Albany (65 points). Peter Sang finished seventh for the men in 26:51.

The women placed four more runners in the top-30 spots for the 5K course. Eunice Jones was 22nd in 20:09, Cynthia Anais crossed 24th in 20:16, Celia Whyte was 27th in 20:28 and Tamica Thomas crossed 30th in 20:50.

Other scorers for the UMES men for their 8K were Maritim Shadrock. Who was 16th in 28:01, Solomon Kirongo, who was 24th in 28:47, Jerome Pyuzza, who was 49th, and Paul Jones-Burden, who was 80th in 34:45.

Non-scoring finishers for the women were Danai Lendor, Jessica Abrantes, and Tiffany Webb.

Jamahl Strachan, Delonte Monk, and Corey Alexander were also among the finishers for the Hawks.

Both cross-country teams return home for the UMES Hawk Challenge Saturday, Oct. 11 for a 10:30 a.m. start.