Men's Cross Country Post Third Place Finish at DSU Alumni Invitational

Complete Results

SMRYNA, Del. -- The Morgan State men's cross country finished in third place out of six teams at the DSU Alumni XC Invite, held at the Delaware Outreach & Research Center last Friday afternoon.

Morgan State finished the course with 72 points and a total time of 2:34:34. The Bears all finished in the Top 20 of the race.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore finished in first place with 50 points, followed by Howard with a second place finish (50).

Howard's Gavin Williams (27:12.1) captured first place in the 8k race, as Eastern Shore's Nahom Ftwi (27:34.2), John Akakeya (27:34.5), Edwin Kipruto (27:34.8) placed in 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. Howard's Arron Coates (28:38.4) rounded out the top five.

Morgan State freshman Justin Alston led the way for the Bears with a sixth place finish time of 28:48.8. Freshmen Rashaan Allen Jr. finished in 13th place (30:37.1) and Justin Coelho (31:25.2) finished in 16th.

Sophomore Steven Fuller came in 18th place (31:42.9) and was followed by 19th and 20th place finishes from sophomore Elisee Djapa (32:00.0) and freshman James Minor (32:12.3).

In two weeks (Oct. 26), Morgan State will return to Smyrna, Del. to wrap up the cross country season at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships, hosted by Delaware State University.

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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.

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