By: Brian Howard
CLINTON, Miss. | The Grambling State University cross country teams returned to the course on Saturday as the Lady Tigers finished 10th, while the men placed 14th at the Watson Invitational, hosted by Mississippi College.
WOMEN'S FINAL STANDINGS
- Grambling State finished with 282 points to claim the 10th spot
- Mississippi College won the meet with 32 points
- Union claimed the second spot with 85 points
- Alcorn State finished fourth with 166 points, followed by Spring Hill (195), Millsaps (205), UT-Tyler (237), Louisiana Tech (241) and Bethel (276)
- Southeastern Louisiana (292) placed 11th, followed by Loyola-New Orleans (306) Jackson State (320), Arkansas-Rich Mountain (335), Blue Mountain (385), West Alabama (398), Xavier-Louisiana (403), Mississippi Valley State (466) and Dillard (487) rounded out the field
WOMEN'S RESULTS
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Naomi Kiprop finished 21st, with a time of 24 minutes, 28 seconds
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Lillian Thuo claimed the 29th spot in 24:53.2
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Priscilla Kibet came across the line in 27:19.9 for 76th
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Mildred Jebet (96th),
Deborah Kiplagat (118th),
Angelica Brown (127th), Judith Kiptanui (133rd) also competed in the meet
MEN'S FINAL STANDINGS
- Grambling State finished 14th with 376 points
- UT-Tyler won the meet with 75 points
- Louisiana Tech placed second with 80 points, followed by Southeastern Louisiana (85), Mississippi College (89), LeTourneau (120), Southern Arkansas (173), West Alabama (178), Union (196), Loyola-New Orleans (270), Bethel (288), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (305), Jackson State (311) and Millsaps (359)
- Spring Hill (388), Alcorn State (446), Arkansas-Rich Mountain (467), Mississippi Valley State (505), Dillard (533), Arkansas-Monticello (562), Tougaloo (617) and LeMoyne-Owen (617) rounded out the field
MEN'S RESULTS
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Mathias Cheboi finished the 8K course 22nd in 26:31.4
- Bethwel Limo placed 67th, with a time of 28:06.6
- Aryamanua Rogers crossed the line in 72nd at 28:09.0
- Miciah Myles (125th),
Edwin Biwott (148th), John Mayo (149th) and
Devin Malone (158th) also competed in the meet
UP NEXT
Grambling State concludes the regular season with the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Cross Country Championships on Oct. 26 in Clinton, Miss.
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