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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Sophomore Nakacee McNab (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) won the first collegiate cross country meet of her career as the Lincoln University women's cross country team claimed the 15th Bowie State Cross Country Classic in Bowie, MD.
"It was a good ending to our regular season meets," said Lincoln University head cross country coach Roland Whiting. "It gives us good momentum heading into the CIAA championships."
It was Lincoln's first 5K meet of the season.
Her winning time of 22:10.5 was more than three and a half minutes faster than her previous 5K time, set at the 2019 CIAA Cross Country Championships.
Freshman Kamani Johns (Chester, Pa./Chester) placed second and freshman Destiny Pierre Mathieu (Drexil Hill, Pa. /Prendie & Bonner) came in third as the Lions took the first three places. Johns finished the course in 22:17.7, while Pierre Mathieu completed the distance in 22:21.10.
The title was secured as sophomore Kaz'minah Turner (Northfield, N.J./Pleasantville) placed 15th in 29:04 and freshman LaShell Full () was 17th with the time of 29:54.7.
On the men's side, freshman Clayton McLaren (Brockton, Mass./Brimmer and May) continues to pace the Lions across the tape. He finished sixth overall in the time of 17:49.30.
Freshman Jeremy Gyan (Bear, Del./Newark Charter), freshman Lamar Clanton (Wyncote, Pa./Bishop McDevitt), and junior Corey Muzon (Stone Mountain, Ga./Stone Mountain) placed 11th, 12th, and 13th, respectively. Gyan paced the trio in 18:47.8, followed by Clanton (18:54.6) and Muzon (19:02.5).
Junior Spencer Seide (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon) concluded the scoring with an 18th place finish in the time of 19:48.0.
Lincoln concludes the cross country season October 28th at the CIAA Cross Country Championships.
