ORANGEBURG, SC -- The SC State women finished third and the men sixth at the Citadel Cross Country Invitational conducted at the James Island County Park Saturday (Sept. 25). The Lady Bulldogs covered the 5K course in a combined time of 1:44:22.76, while the men had a time of 2:32:07.70 in the 8K run.

Junior Brittney Stewart was the top runner for SC State and finished seventh overall out of 53 participants in the women's 5K with a time of 19:41. She was followed by freshman Patavia Lowery, 12^th in a time of 20:05.00; senior Patrecia Daniley 21^st in a personal-best time of 20:26.45; freshman Tamara Smith, 32th in a time of 21:35.61; sophomore Oprah Odugbela, 39^th in a time of 22:34.20; Sophomore Tamoya Morrison, 45^th in a time of 23:56.35; and senior Sade Pugh, 53^rd with a time of 25:56.02.

In the men's division, junior Charles Kurgatt completed the 8K run in a time of 28:02.58 – a personal best in the event --  to finish 17^th in a field of 55 participants. Freshman Walter Seymour was second for the Bulldogs with a 29^th place finish in a time of 28:42.78, followed by Aaron Worthy, another freshman, 36^th in a time of 29:26.67; junior Quinton Green, 46^th in a time of 31:11.70; and sophomore Reginald Childs, 55^th in a time of 34:43.97.

Furman won the women's 5K with a time of 1:37:23.45 and also captured the men's 8K in a time of 2:14:50.97.

SC State resumes its schedule Oct. 23 at the HBCU Challenge in Cary, NC.

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