ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Benedict College women's cross country team finished second at the 2019 SIAC Cross Country Championship on Friday morning at Winthrop University, finishing behind champion Spring Hill College.
Benedict's
Stellah Kiptui won the 5K race in a time of 18:25.6, more than a minute and a half ahead of second-place finisher Madeline Knightly from Spring Hill. Kiptui was named the SIAC Most Valuable Runner.
Spring Hill finished with 35 points, while Benedict scored 52 points. Savannah State was third with 98 points, followed by Paine (144), Tuskegee (155), Clark Atlanta (170), Albany State (174), Kentucky State (187), LeMoyne-Owen (250), Miles (251), Fort Valley State (274), and Central State (296).
Dawnel Collymore, the 2018 race champion, finished fourth with a time of 20:11.1, to also earn All-Conference honors.
Breasiah Fields finished 11
th overall with a time of 21:09.0, while
Naila Harris was 15
th with a time of 21:37.1.
Sorenya Miller was Benedict's fifth runner to score, finishing 21
st with a time of 22:08.2.
Angela Lalwani (22:36.9) and
Sherona Stewart (22:37.8) finished 24
th and 25
th, respectively.
Kiptui and Collymore will advance to the NCAA South Region Championship in Lakeland, Fla., on Nov. 9.
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