Delaware State Victorious in Home Opener
SMYRNA, Del. -- The Delaware State men's and women's cross country teams hosted its annual Sting Invite to open the 2022 season.
Delaware State claimed team victories for both the men's and women's events.
On the women's side, the Hornets finished with a team time of 1:43:39 at an average of 20:43 per individual finish.
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Field Wins Individual Title, Morgan State Places Second at Delaware State
SMYRNA, Del. -- The Lady Bears cross country team returned to competition on Saturday, following a week off, and placed second in the Delaware State Sting Invitational, hosted by Delaware State at the DSU Farm Course.
With a collective team time of 1:48:52, and an average time of 21:46, the Lady Bears finished with a total of 52 points. The host Hornets, who had six runners place in the top 10, captured the team title with 22 points. Lincoln (Pa.) placed third with 80 points, while Coppin State (96) and Maryland Eastern Shore (108), finished fourth and fifth, respectively to round out the team standings.
Morgan State's Rachel Field placed first, finishing the 5k run in a time of 19:42.6 to claim the individual title. Following Field was Delaware State's Ashley Lagat with a time of 20:03.0. Maria Garcia Rabago also of Delaware State, ran a time of (20:29.4) to place third.
Results | Women's Recap
Ba, Agyei Lead Coppin State in Season Opener
SMYRNA, Del. -- Amadou Ba
and Salomay Agyei
led the Coppin State men's and women's cross country teams at the Delaware State Sting Invitational on Saturday at the Delaware State Outreach & Research Center.
Ba took fifth of 49 runners in the men's 5K in a time of 17:05.4, outkicking Morgan State's Levi Bryant to finish in the top five. Ba finished under 40 seconds behind the winner from Delaware State, Devin Smith.
Agyei finished the women's 5K in 22:10.0 to take 13
th overall out of 36 runners.
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Sigei, Kimaiyo Pace Spartans at U.Va.
EARLYSVILLE, Va. -- Gidion Sigei led the Norfolk State men's cross country team for the second straight race, earning a top-20 finish on Friday at the University of Virginia Invitational at Panorama Farms.
Sigei paced the Spartans with a 6K time of 18:09.4, a season best.
Mercyline Kimaiyo paced the Norfolk State women, finishing the 5K Panorama Farms course in 18 minutes, 44.7 seconds.
Results | Men's Recap | Women's Recap
Youthful Eagles Pace N.C. Central at adidas XC Challenge
CARY, N.C. -- Both North Carolina Central cross country teams had three freshmen finish in its top four positions as the Eagles secured an eighth place finish on the women's side and the men cracked the top-10 teams with a ninth-place result at the adidas XC Challenge at WakeMed Soccer Park on Friday evening.
On the women's side, freshman Gianna Marquez led the maroon and gray in her collegiate debut. Marquez posted a benchmark time of 20:59 to slip just inside the upper half of the field.
For a second straight week, the freshmen trio of Emmanuel Paddyfote (20:21), Octavius Smith (20:41) and Corey Little (20:42) led the NCCU men's cross country team to the finish line. It marked the first collegiate 6k for all three rookie runners.
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Howard Competes at the Navy Invitational
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Howard University men's and women's cross country team competed in the Navy Invitational, each placing ninth overall in the event.
Seniors Ayoade Adebiyi and Breanna McDonald led the way.
On the men's side, Adebiyi was the top finisher for the Bison, clocking in at 26:08.40. Sophomores Julian Lawson and Marsellis Davis recorded times of 27:10.60 and 29:14.10, respectively.
For the women, McDonald registered a 24:17.00 time, followed by fifth-year senior Melanie White with a mark of 24:33.70.
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Hawks Post a Pair of Top-10s in Season Opener
SMYRNA, Del. -- Maryland Eastern Shore opened up the cross country season with a short trip up Route 13 Saturday (Sept. 17) for the DSU XC Sting Invitational and came away with a men's fourth-place finish by senior Nahom Ftwi and a 10
th-place time by graduate student Ashanni Robb.
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