CLINTON, Miss.—The Alabama State University cross country teams continued their strong seasons as both had third-place finishes at the M.C. Watson Invitational hosted by Mississippi College.
The men were led by Jepthah Kenei's second-place finish with a 25:27.92 time on the 8k run. Teammate
Charles Flewellen was fifth (26:40.39) and Chris Duncan also had a top-10 finish as he finished ninth (27:20.44).
The men finished with 69 total points and trailed SWAC members Mississippi Valley State (54 points) and Grambling (60 points). The Hornets finished ahead of other SWAC members Jackson State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Southern University.
Kesia Derilus finished fourth overall in the women's 6k race to lead ASU to its third-place finish. She ran the course in 23:25.65.
Breana Kelly finished 14
th (24:47.72) and
Raheema Hodges finished 17
th (25:09.76),
Courtney Gooch was 18
th (25:15.07), as those three had top-20 finishes as well.
ASU had 76 total points while the overall winner Tulane University finished with 44 points and second-place Southern Mississippi had 46 points.
ASU finished ahead of SWAC members Mississippi Valley State, Grambling, Southern, Jackson State and Alcorn State.
ASU's next meet will be at the Oakville Cherokee Trail run on Oct. 23rd. The meet will be held in Decatur, Miss.
-Hornets-
