DOVER, Del. (Sept. 17, 2022) -- Morgan State's men's cross-country team returned to competition on Saturday. With a week off, they placed second in the Delaware State Sting Invitational, hosted by Delaware State at the DSU Farm Course.
With a team time of 1:27:01 and an average time of 17:24, the concluded time was a total of 53 points. Delaware State Hornets finished with 24 points. University of Maryland- Eastern Shore placed third with 74 points, while Bowie State (139) and Coppin State (140), finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Delaware State's Devin Smith placed first, with a time of 16:26.2. Following Smith were Hornets' teammates Mosa Aboeid with a time of 16:40.0 and Jose Rivera- Yetter finished in third place with a time of 16:53.6.
The Bears'
Levi Bryant (17:05.8) placed sixth and
Nasir Wallace (17:15.2) placed ninth.
Devion Bryant (17:25.4) placed 11 th ,
Justin Alston (17:35.4), and
Keon Witherspoon (17:40.0) came in 13th and 14th, respectively. Tariq Gooden placed 28 th with a time of 19:29.3.
Morgan will continue its season on Sept. 24 at the Maryland Eastern Shore Farm Run in Princess Anne, hosted by University of Maryland Eastern Shore at 10 a.m.
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS (5K):
Delaware State (24), Morgan State (53), Maryland Eastern Shore (74), Bowie State (139), and Coppin State (140).
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