SMYRNA, Delaware — In their final tuneup before the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's cross country team picked up its third victory of the season. The women's team finished runner up during the 2018 DSU Alumni XC Run in Smyrna, Delaware Friday (Oct. 12).

The men's team won the event with a total of 25 points, while the women placed second with a total of 35 points.

Freshman Mercy Chemutai (Eldoret, Kenya) won the women's 5k with a time of 19:14.1, and junior John Akakeya (Staten Island, New York) took the men's 8k in 27:55.4. Chemutai won her third consecutive win and Akakeya notched his first of the season.

Three more Hawks from each side finished in the top ten. Senior Oussama Chouati (Manresa, Spain) took second in his 2018 cross country debut. Junior Hector Cime (Parksley, Virginia) finished fourth and sophomore Ngoy Yamitshi (Germantown, Maryland) came in sixth.

For the women's team, senior Neus Quinonero (Valencia, Spain) took fourth place, followed by freshman Arianna Krcik (Pasadena, Maryland) in eighth and freshman Nikyia Wooten (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) in 10th.

The Hawk men scored a collective time of 2:25.20 to win, and the women ran a 1:46.08 to take second place.

Cross country will now head to the postseason with the running of the 2018 MEAC Championships on October 27 in Smyrna.