Ftwi and Simms pace UMES runners in Soaring Hawk Invitational


PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland - With weather playing a factor in the rescheduled Soaring Hawk Invitational, runners from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Morgan State University completed competition on Sunday.


Top times for UMES included Nahom Ftwi's 28:05.9 pace for a third place finish in the men's 8k run. On the women's side, Shenell Simms crossed the finish line in 23:04.3 for a fifth place finish.


" I am pleased with the men today, this was their first 8k of the season and three men ran personal best," said head coach Sharlene Milwood-Lee. "We still have a bit of work to do but we are moving in the right direction."


In addition to Ftwi, Ridgeay and Ayers were among the Hawks who ran personal best times. Ridgeway was the second best Hawk runner on Sunday with a time of 28.20.4. Bryce Ayers ran the course in 28:28.6.


"Shenelle Simms ran a three minute personal best on the course today.," Milwood-Lee said. "Our women have more to give and we are not where we want to be right now. The goal is to find a way to finish the season with a better showing in the MEAC Championships and improving from last year's performance."


All performances from the men's race included:

PL	NAME		TEAM	Avg. Mile	TIME	SCORE
1	Perry Bennett		Morgan State	05:26.6	27:03.5	1
2	Davian Gray		Morgan State	05:37.4	27:57.3	2
3	Nahom Ftwi		Maryland-Eastern Shore	05:39.1	28:05.9	3
4	Jalen Ridgeway		Maryland-Eastern Shore	05:42.0	28:20.4	4
5	Jackson Waller		Morgan State	05:43.4	28:26.9	5
6	Bryce Ayers		Maryland-Eastern Shore	05:43.7	28:28.6	6
7	Devion Bryant		Morgan State	06:04.6	30:12.8	7
8	Abdur-rahman Abdul-kareem		Morgan State	06:23.3	31:45.5	8
9	Destiny Emuze		Maryland-Eastern Shore	06:24.5	31:51.5	9
10	Dante Jackson		Morgan State	07:26.7	37:00.8	10
11	Renaldo Tull		Maryland-Eastern Shore	09:36.8	47:47.5	11

Times from the women's race are as follows:

PL	NAME		TEAM	Avg. Mile	TIME	SCORE
1	Abigail Fisher		Morgan State	06:39.7	20:41.8	1
2	Jalissa Emmens		Morgan State	06:50.1	21:14.1	2
3	Jessica Lamborn		Morgan State	06:59.6	21:43.9	3
4	Asydiah Pray-Brown		Morgan State	07:09.7	22:15.2	4
5	Shenell Simms		Maryland-Eastern Shore	07:25.5	23:04.3	5
6	Aleisha Robinson		Morgan State	08:00.9	24:54.1	6
7	Zion Pittman		Morgan State	08:08.0	25:16.3	7
8	Shy-Ann Campbell		Maryland-Eastern Shore	08:19.4	25:51.6	8
9	Chloe Lucas		Maryland-Eastern Shore	09:24.5	29:14.0	9
10	Mackenzi Evans		Maryland-Eastern Shore	09:34.4	29:44.8	10
11	Jazmine Thomas		Maryland-Eastern Shore	09:46.7	30:23.0	11

UMES is scheduled to travel to the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlander Invite on October 7.


For full results and performances from the 2023 cross country season, visit - https://www.tfrrs.org/teams/xc/MD_college_f_Maryland_Eastern_Shore.html