LINCOLN, Pa. – The Bowie State University men's and women's cross-country teams each secured third-place finishes Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Lincoln University XC Invitational Tune Up in Lincoln, Pa. The Bulldogs delivered strong team performances in their respective races, highlighted by top-five individual finishes from Sean Trader and Leilani Gibson.
The Bowie State men finished third among six teams in the 4K race with 75 points and a combined time of 1:18:09. The women also placed third, scoring 61 points in the 3K race with a team time of 1:13:11.
Trader Leads Bulldog Men with Fifth-Place Finish
Trader paced the Bowie State men's team, finishing fifth overall in the 4K with a time of 14:31.0. Chase Garcia followed with an eighth-place finish in 14:45.2, giving the Bulldogs two runners in the top eight. Elijah Thompson crossed the finish line in 16th place with a time of 15:27.2, while LaVelle Hubbard finished 23rd in 16:33.9. Mason Patterson rounded out Bowie State's top five scorers, placing 27th overall in 16:51.8. Michael Price added a 29th-place finish in 17:14.2, while Raynard Mouldren Jr. completed the course in 20:09.5. The Bulldogs finished behind Arcadia University, which won the team competition with 31 points, and Lincoln (PA), which placed second with 65 points. Bowie State finished ahead of Penn State Brandywine and Cheyney University.
Gibson Leads Women with Third-Place Finish
Gibson led the Bowie State women with a third-place overall finish in the 3K, recording a time of 12:19.6. Emetem Bezezuh followed closely, placing fifth in 12:42.8 to give the Bulldogs two runners among the top five finishers. Destinie Mayo added a ninth-place finish with a time of 13:26.5. Skye Sargent-Thomas finished 18th in 15:06.9, while Nudoro Davis completed the team's top five in 26th place with a time of 19:36.3. The Bulldogs totaled 61 points to secure third place in the women's team standings. Lincoln University (PA) captured the team title with 31 points, followed by Arcadia with 54 points. Bowie State's top-three team finish was supported by strong performances from Gibson and Bezezuh, whose top-five results helped establish the Bulldogs among the leading teams in the field.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will look to build on the experience and momentum gained at Lincoln as they prepare for the 2026 CIAA Championships on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Salem, Va.
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