SMYRNA, Delaware — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore dominated Friday's (Oct. 5) DSU Pre-Conference Run, sweeping both the men's and women's meet. The men's team earned a low score of 27 while the women averaged a time of 22:31 en route to the victories.

Freshman Mercy Chemutai (Eldoret, Kenya) thoroughly outpaced her competitors with a time of 18:49.4 during the women's 5k. Her nearest competitor finished more than four minutes behind.

Five additional women's athletes earned top ten finishes. Freshman Arianna Krcik (Pasadena, Maryland) and senior Neus Quinonero (Valencia, Spain) tied for fifth place. Freshman Nikyia Wooten (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) took home seventh, junior Amirah Jones (Suffolk, Virginia) finished ninth, and senior Luan Gabriel (Roseau, Dominica) placed 10th.

On the men's side, junior John Akakeya (Staten Island, New York) earned his third top five effort with a fourth place finish. Sophomore Ngoy Yamitshi (Germantown, Maryland) finished fifth for his second top five placement.

Junior Hector Cime (Parksley, Virginia) and freshman Mickal Haywood (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) earned top ten finishes with runnings of seventh and 10th place, respectively.

Maryland Eastern Shore will return to Smyrna for the DSU Alumni XC Run next Friday (Oct. 12).