The men's team took fourth, fifth and sixth places and tallied 74 total points, trailing only Mary Washington's 41. Cleophus Koros (Kapsabet, Kenya/Mt. St. Mary's) was fourth overall, finishing the 8K course in 26:37, Francis Kirong (Nairobi, Kenya/Moi University) was fifth in 26:50, and Patrick Scott (Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson) was sixth in 26:55.
The women finished with 171 points, just behind Hampton (164) and George Mason (202). Denisha Hudson (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland) was again the top NSU finisher, tying for 10th overall and finishing in 20:07 on the 5K course. Linah Tallam (Nakuru, Kenya/Central Arizona CC) came in 21st in 20:30 and Fabiana Perlingeiro (Praia Do Canto, Brazil/Va. Intermont), in her first meet running for the Spartans, was 28th in 20:41.
The Spartan women run at the East Carolina Invitational this Saturday, while the NSU men have the weekend off.