Bowie State Men Place 3rd and the Women’s Team Finish 4th at CIAA Cross Country Championships

RICHMOND, Va. – The Bowie State men’s cross country team finished 3rd with 109 points, while the women claimed 4th place with 127 points at the 2016 CIAA Cross Country Championships held at the Joseph Bryan Park on Thursday, October 27th. The men ran an 8-kilometer race, followed by a 5K run for the women.

The Lady Bulldogs had a team time of 106:21.90 and an individual average time of 21:16.38, led by sophomore Kayla Tucker. Tucker completed the course with an individual time of 20:21.71 to place 13th overall.

Freshman Zuwena Johnson (Upper Marlboro, Md.) had the next best time for the Lady Bulldogs of 20:40.12 for 19th overall. Sophomore Kayla Wright (Clinton, Md.) posted the third best individual time of 21:06.17 to place 24th. Freshman Kyaja Williams (Baltimore, Md.) recorded a time of 21:28.09 to finish 28th, while freshman Kennedeigh Hairston (Waldorf, Md.) rounded out the Bowie State women runners with a time of 22:45.81 for 43rd.

Winston-Salem State won the women’s championship for the second consecutive season with 27 points and a team time of 96:31.81. Domtila Kiplagat of WSSU claimed the individual medalist honor for the second consecutive year with a first place time of 18:35.35. Virginia Union finished second overall (105:08.97), followed by Johnson C. Smith in third (105:46.93).

On the men’s side, junior Michael Aregay (Lanham, Md.) had the top Bulldog time of 29:44.47 for 9th place overall and Markese Miller was right behind with a time of 29:50.70 to place 10th. Aregay and Miller earned All-CIAA honors by placing in the top 10 in the men’s race. Bowie State’s men had a combined team time of 159.40.78.

Sophomore Robert Thomas (Kingston, Jamaica) crossed the finish line with a time of 30:25.87 to place 12th while freshman Kevin Glasper (Laurel, Md.) finished 14th with a time of 30:30.15. Junior Deandre Watson (Bowie, Md.) completed the Bowie State men’s competitors with a time of 40:42.22 and 67th place.

Virginia Union won the men’s crown for the third straight season with 32 team points and a team time of 146:07.52. Luis Nieves of VUU finished as the male individual medalist for a second year in a row with a course best time of 27:47.99. Virginia State placed second overall (153:33.12) followed by Bowie State. Virginia Union, Virginia State and Bowie State BSU finished in the same respective order at the 2015 championships.