COLUMBIA, SC—The South Carolina State men's and women's cross country teams a strong showing at the USC Open Cross Country Meet Wednesday (Sept. 24) at the Weston Lake Recreation Area.

Overall the men's team finished second in the Division Category behind The Citadel (15 points) with 50 overall points. Junior Michael Stackhouse was the top performer for the Bulldogs finishing 16^th out of 29 participants with a time of 11:36.48; freshman James Williams finished 20^th with a time of 12:28. 53; junior Jared Jeter finished 24^th with a time of 13:40.40; sophomore Elijah Case finished 25^th with a time of 14:07.93 and junior Khrovon Nelson finished 27^th overall with a time of 14:08.59.

On the women's side, the Lady Bulldogs finished in third place overall as a team in the Division Category with 77 points behind host South Carolina (1^st) with 17 points and The Citadel (2^nd) with 41 points.

Freshman Anika Lewis finished 13^th overall out of 23 participants with a time of 14:24.47; junior Jacoy Hutto finished 14^th with a time of 14:27.61; junior Frantia Boudreaux finished 16^th with a time of 14:29.37; junior Nikkia Jefferson finished 21^st with a time of 15:27.38 and sophomore Payton Ashe finished 23^rd with a time of 16:39.53.

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