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Oct. 16, 2005
NEWARK, DEL. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) had a solid outing from the men's cross-country team on Saturday, taking a third place finish in the race behind the running of Alfred Singoei (25.53) who placed second overall. The Fighting Hawks' Clayton James was the next highest finish with a time of 27:57. Geoffrey Rutto came in at 28:14 while Christopher Havrilla finished not too far behind at 28:17. Janeth Chelangat (25:10) crossed the finish line first for the Lady Hawks while Neda Khalili came in at 26:08. UMES took home a sixth place finish in the women's race. Both teams will be back in action on Saturday, October 29 when UMES competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships hosted by North Carolina A&T. The following text is the official release from the Univ. of Delaware's Sports Information department and appears courtesy of their office: Junior P.J. Meany won the men's race to lead the Delaware men's cross country team to a first place finish while the Blue Hen women placed second at the University of Delaware Invitational Saturday morning at White Clay Creek State Park. The Blue Hen men's team won the invitational with 25 points, finishing ahead of Millersville (51), Maryland-Eastern Shore (91), Howard (105), Coppin State (135), Temple (147), Delaware State (177), and Lincoln (199). Towson captured the women's title with 38 points, ahead of Delaware (53), Howard (58), Millersville (95), Delaware State (137), Maryland-Eastern Shore (164), and Lincoln (182).
Meany covered the eight-kilometer race in 25:41.84 to capture the fifth race of his career and his third of the season. Alfred Singoei of UMES finished second in 25:53.17, while Anthony Littlejohn of Coppin State came in third in 26:50.79. Delaware's Brad Dodson was fourth in 27:03.04, while teammates Kevin DuPrey finished fifth in 27:03.57 and Kyle Schmid placed sixth in 27:12.38. The Delaware women were led by Julia Somers, who placed third in 23:32.40. Somers finished behind only Megan Lerch of Towson, who won the six-kilometer race in 23:13.59, and Britta Nelson of Towson, who was second in 23:25.49. Indira Garcia of Howard came in fourth in 24:16.44, while Delaware's Jessica Leitsch was fifth in 24:21.13. |
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