Thursday, October 25, 2018

FSU Broncos Claim Back-to-Back Women’s Cross-Country Titles

CIAA Cross Country XC Champions
SALEM, Virginia – Fayetteville State University has done it again in women's cross-country with its second CIAA Championship Title in two years.
 
The Broncos held a 22-point lead over the competition with 70 points and had three runners, Nelly KandieAleena Cruz, and Destiny Stevons, finish in the top 15 for All-Conference Honors. Head Coach Inez Turnerreceived her second CIAA Women's XC Coach the Year during the awards ceremony.
 
Charles Pumba led the men's team with an All-Conference performance, while the Broncos finished ninth overall. Pumba finished 11th overall in an 8K time of 28:58.9.
 
Days prior to the championship race, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association proclaimed Nelly Kandiethe 2018 Runner of the Year. Today from start to finish, Kandie (a junior from Eldoret, Kenya) proved why she deserved the honor. After the pop of the starter gun, Kandie took command of the race and won the 5-kilometer course in a time of 19:27.2; 45.7 seconds better than the second-place runner Kyla Frank of Virginia State University.
 
Last year's Runner of the Year Aleena Cruz earned her second All-CIAA Honor with a sixth-place finish in a time of 20:37.5; just a minute and ten seconds behind her teammate Kandie. Destiny Stevons was announced to the awards stage after finishing tenth overall with a mark of 21:03.5. Carissa Leonard missed All-Conference honors by three spots. Her 21:41.2 time helped the team with 18 points. Mylasia Pratt secured the championship title with a 36-place finish in a time of 22:56. Shanae Ingram finished 37th in 23:01.8.
 
Saint Augustine's received the runner-up trophy with 92 points while Bowie State finished third in the 13-team field with 98 points.
 
Senior Richard Prudente-Bernal was just one position shy of receiving his second all-conference award after crossing the line with a season-best 29:22.4.
 
Fayetteville State will continue making marks in the record books with a new chapter of indoor track and field. The Broncos will compete in the JDL November Tune-up Meet on November 17th in Winston-Salem, NC.

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