25 Oct 2018

Freeman of 探花精选 wins CIAA Men鈥檚 Cross Country Individual Title

RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 25) 鈥� Baron Freeman (Fr./Hampton, VA) of Saint Augustine鈥檚 University won the CIAA Men鈥檚 Cross Country 8K Championship at Green Hill Park in Roanoke Valley, Va., on Thursday.
Freeman, the CIAA Men鈥檚 Runner of the Year, crossed the finish line first in 25:52.6, almost a full minute ahead of Tyreece Huff of Virginia State University. Huff placed second in 26:36.5 and Mike Lagat of Shaw University was third in 27:12.6.
The Falcons, led by Freeman, took home the men鈥檚 second-place team trophy. They scored 86 points to beat every team except Virginia State University. The Trojans scored 56 points to repeat as conference champions.
Virginia Union University was third with 103 points and Lincoln (Pa.) University was fourth with 119 points. Thirteen teams competed in the men鈥檚 8K race.
Freeman and Robert Edwards (Fr./Pembroke, Bermuda) made the All-CIAA team for finishing among the top 15 runners. In addition to Freeman鈥檚 time, Edwards (Fr./Pembroke, Bermuda) placed 10th听in 28:34.3.
Overall, five Falcons finished among the top 35 runners. Shaquille Dill (Jr./Pembroke, Bermuda) was 20th听in 29:58.6. Robert Walker (Fr./Newburgh, NY) finished 21st听in 30:06.7 and Gregory Matthews (Fr./Memphis, TN) placed 34th听in 31:32.3.
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