Men's results
Women's results
Greensboro, NC – The Johnson C. Smith University men’s cross country team finished third with a team score of 117 and time of 1:40:19 (average time 20:03), while the women’s team finished fifth with a team score of 137 and time of 2:12:44 (average time 26:32) at the Guilford College Cross Country Carnival men’s and women’s race on Saturday afternoon. Guilford's Derick Kosgei won the men’s race, and helped the host Quakers edge UNCG for the men’s team championship. UNCG's Michelle Chewens captured the Guilford College Cross Country Carnival women’s race and helped the Spartans win the team title Saturday.
Sophomore
Akino Ming (Portland, Jamaica) completed the six-kilometer course in 18:56 as the top JCSU runner for 18th overall in the 56-runner field. Sophomore
Kent King (Pittsburg, PA) followed in 22nd place at 19:25 and helped the Golden Bulls to a third-place finish.
Kent King was the second JCSU finisher for 22nd place overall
Kosgei (15:51) held off UNCG's Kenny Hinman by five seconds to capture the men’s race. Both Guilford and UNCG placed five runners among the top-10 finishers with Kosgei's first-place finish the difference in the Quakers one-point team victory.
Freshman
Naffene Briscoe finished the five-kilometer course in 24:41 for 18th place, followed by senior
Shermaine Williams (St. Andrew, Jamaica) for 23rd place in 25:58. Senior
Rosemarie Carty (St. Andrew, Jamaica) was the third top runner for JCSU with a time of 26:24 for 28th place.
Xahnn Georgia-Reid finished in 36th with a time of 28:17
Chewens completed the course in 19:59, just seven seconds in front of teammate Jade Farlo in the 47-runner field. Coker's Kendyl Seawright followed in third place at 20:26 and helped the Cobras to a second-place finish. Guilford Taylor Stokes (20:29) and UNCG's Jenna Paley (20:39) rounded out the top five. Mountain State, which placed three runners in the top 15, finished third in the eight-team field.
Both Guilford and UNCG placed five runners among the top-10 finishers with Kosgei's first-place finish the difference in the Quakers one-point team victory.
Johnson C. Smith will travel to Salisbury, NC for the Livingstone Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 11th.