First places aplenty for Hawks at Cappy Anderson Invitational
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Hosting its second cross country meet of the season, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) had the challenging task of trying to improve on two straight first place finishes for the men and two straight second place finishes for the women.
They did just that, with the men capturing their third straight team win with 21 points and the women earning their first team victory with 37 points at the Cappy Anderson Invitational.
In addition, a pair of Hawks captured victory individually, and both for a second week in a row. Sophomore Khalil Rmidi Kinnini won the men’s 8K race with a time of 25:26.87 while fellow sophomore Barbora Blahutova placed first with a time of 18:33.06 in the women’s 5k event.
While the men did not capture all top five positions as they did in the first two meets, they captured five of the first seven spots to secure their first place finish. Freshman Nelson Kimutai placed second behind Kinnini for the third straight week as well with a time of 26:33.75. A time of 26:59.90 gave sophomore Derrick Cheruiyot a fifth place finish, and Mark Tuwie and Stanley Meli earned times of 27:10.87 and 27:49.13, respectively, good for sixth and seventh place.
After Blahutova, three more Lady Hawks earned top ten finishes. Sophomore Rachel Halmon finished sixth in the meet with a 19:37.32 time, followed by freshman Janice Lane who finished seventh with a time of 19:40.10. Junior Shantol Hemley placed ninth to round out the Lady Hawks in the top ten with a time of 19:48.94.
The Cappy Anderson Invitational concludes the home schedule for the UMES cross country season. In October, the Hawks will travel to two meets in Dover before going back again in November for the MEAC Championships.
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Lady Pirates third, Pirates fourth in Cappy Anderson Invite
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – The Hampton University women’s cross country team finished third in the Cappy Anderson Invitational hosted by Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday morning, while the men’s cross country team came in fourth.
The Lady Pirates racked up 73 points in the women’s standings.
Junior Ce’aira Brown paced the Lady Pirates for the second straight week, running the 5K course in 19:19.07 to finish fourth. Sophomore Amanda Delacruz was the only other Hampton runner in the top five, coming in fifth with a 19:29.96.
Senior Malekah Holland was 16th with a 20:30.37, while Junior Kaylor Murray ran a 20:43.45 to finish 20th.
Sophomore Yolanda Springer ran a 22:15.18 to come in 28th, and sophomore Kanitra Hatton was 31st with a 22:29.15. Junior Maya Moore ran a 23:45.41 and finished 41st.
The Pirates tallied 104 points and were paced by freshman Stanley Davis, who ran the 8K course in 28:15.16. Senior Edose Ibadin ran a 29:15.16 to come in 16th, while freshman Eric Ellis came in 19th with a 29:37.52.
Junior Quentin Morales-Perryman was the fourth Pirate in the top 20, coming in 20th with a 29:57.36.
Senior Chidi Okezie ran a 38:54.92 to finish 40th.
The Pirates and Lady Pirates will run in the Robert Shumake HBCU Challenge on Oct. 4.
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Medas-King leads the way for Coppin State at Cappy Anderson Invite
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Kesha Medas-King led the way for the Coppin State women’s cross-country team in Saturday’s Cappy Anderson Invitational at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Medas-King, a constant top performer for the Eagles, finished the five-kilometer course in 19 minutes, 56.59 seconds. She was 11th overall, the second consecutive was Coppin State’s highest individual finisher. Kadeem Curtis finished 29th overall in 22:23.14.
Also competing for Coppin State were Tanaya Yarde (24:29.62, 46th overall), Ashley Bacote (27:21.91, 56th) and Shawdae Frederick (27:23.16, 57th).
UMES topped the competition on its home course, winning the meet with 37 points. Morgan State (49) and Hampton (73) rounded out the top-three. The Eagles finished seventh overall (181).
The women will rejoin the men’s cross country team on Friday, Oct. 3 at Delaware State University.
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FAMU’s Effiey Kosgei runs personal best, for a Top 20 finish
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Effiey Kosgei turned in a personal best time here Saturday in the Mountain Dew Cross Country Invitational, leading FAMU to a 10th place finish overall.
Kosgei ran the 3K course in 18:02.03, to finish 20th among 269 participants in the field.
Cynthia Chelego (18:34.89), Judith Kibii (18:37.25), Phyllis Cheruiyot (19:15.86) and Nicole Kvitkauskus (19:15.86) rounded out the top five finishers for FAMU.
Also competing for the Lady Rattlers were April Polite (20:47.84) and Destiny Johnson (22:30.29).
In men’s action, All-MEAC performer Dieumy Duclos led the way for FAMU, turning in a 28:47.08 time over the 5K course.
Also in the top five for FAMU were Wells Jeudi (30:34.89); McDaniel Olivier (30:34.97); Jairrin Dickens (33:15.15) and Emmanuel Black (36:52.46).
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