TOWSON, Md. - The Lady Bulldogs cross country team competed in their second meet of the 2012 season traveling to the Towson (Md.) Invitational.  The 5K event was held at Oregon Ridge Park and Bowie State placed 8th overall with a score of 226 total points. Host Towson University cruised to a first place finish with a score of 32 points followed by Mount St. Mary's in second with 43 points while UMBC was third with 47 points in the eight-team field. FINAL RESULTS

Senior Michelle Palmer led the Lady Bulldogs with a time of 27:06.36 (45th) and freshman Faith Sykes was right behind with a time of 27:22.24 (46th).  Sophomore Nikole Baker and senior Indya Price finished 54th and 55th respectively with times of 28:33.81 and 28:37.82 and sophomore Rayshawn Penn was Bowie State's final scorer, crossing the finish line with a time of 30:19.75 (59th). Freshman Carissa Smith also competed but did not factor in the scoring, finishing the course with a time of 32:23.77.

The Lady Bulldogs will next head to the HBCU Challenge in Cary, N.C. next Saturday (9/29).