Cross Country | 10/19/2024 2:09:42 PM
Coppin State Men's and Women's Cross Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Asa Francis and Gifty Oku led the Coppin State men's and women's cross-country teams at the Bison Invitational, hosted by Howard University at Kenilworth Park on Friday morning. The men's team finished fourth overall, while the women's team placed fifth in their final tune-up before the conference championships.
Francis placed 10th out of 25 runners, completing the 5K in an impressive 15:40.8.
On the women's side, Oku finished 21st overall with a time of 22:22.1, setting a personal record by nearly two minutes.
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Delaware State Men's and Women's Cross Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hornets men's team finished first at the Bison Invite while the women placed third.
Ashley Lagat was the highest finishing women's runner placing sixth while teammate Purity Kattam took home eighth.
On the men's side, Marian Drazan won gold finishing the 5K race in 14:13.6. Devin Smith claimed the bronze with a third place finish running a 14:44.4 time.
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Howard Men's and Women's Cross Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The men's cross country team finished second at their own Bison Invite while the women claimed a first-place team finish on Friday, Oct. 18.
The Lady Bison Joslyn Crosby and Mira Martin finished one-two en route to helping Howard win the team title. Crosby ran a 17:22.1 time while Martin finished with a 17:46.2 time.
Habtamu Epley led the Howard men's team with a fourth-place finish running a 15:02.4 time. Teammate William Shepherd took home sixth place while Adam Abiade and Adams Odhiambo finished eighth and ninth respectively.
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Maryland Eastern Shore Men's and Women's Cross Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Maryland Eastern Shore men's and women's cross-country teams delivered strong performances Friday at the Bison Invitational The women's team secured an impressive second-place finish in the 5K race, while the men's team placed third in their event.
Jalen Ridgeway led the Hawks, earning silver in the 5K race with an impressive time of 14:35.4, helping the team to a third-place finish.
Rebecca Jepngtich led the women's team, finishing in third place with a time of 17:49.2.
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Morgan State Men's and Women's Cross Country
BALTIMORE, Md.-- Morgan State closed out the 2024 cross country regular season on Saturday at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational, hosted by Gettysburg College. The Lady Bears would finish 10th as a team with 287 points, while the men had a solid performance as they secured a sixth place finish with a total of 223 points, placing two runners within the top 50.
Abigail Fisher led the way running the 6k course in a time of 23:20.2 to place 40th overall.
Perry Bennett emerged as the standout performer in the mens 8k race, clocking an exceptional time of 25:06.3 and securing second place overall.
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Norfolk State Men's and Women's Cross Country
EARLYSVILLE, Va. – Senior Brian Rotich clocked a season-best time of 23:55:50 to place 23rd in the 8k, leading the Norfolk State men's cross-country team to a seventh-place finish at the Panorama Farms Invite Saturday morning.
On the women's side, Freshman Yvone Sandui clocked a 5k time of 21:33.10 to place 28th, leading the Norfolk State women's cross-country team to a 10th place finish at the Panorama Farms Invite Saturday morning.
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South Carolina State Men's and Women's Cross Country
Rock Hill, SC – Jianna Hibbler and Kenton George led the South Carolina State men's and women's cross-country teams over the weekend. The women's team finished sixth in the 2024 Adidas Winthrop Invitational, while the men's team secured a fifth-place finish.
Hibbler led the women's , finishing her 6k with a time of 30:40.7.
On the men's side, George posted the best finish of the day for the Bulldogs, completing the 8k race in 30:59.2.
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