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District of Columbia Women's Cross Country Competes at LIU Post Invitational
Posted: Sep 15, 2012

District of Columbia Women's Cross Country Competes at LIU Post Invitational

Results

BROOKVILLE, NY - In a very large field of 184 competitors, the University of the District of Columbia women's cross country team was led by senior Callister Jones who helped the Firebirds finish 17th among the 20 teams that competed in the LIU Post 5K Invitational on Saturday.

Jones (Marketing - Fort Washington, MD - Oxon Hill HS) ran a personal best time of 21:20 for 47th place overall to lead all Firebirds. She was followed by freshman Simone Grant (Health Education - Bronx, NY/Pelham Prep Academy) with a time of 23:17 for 108th. The 3rd place finisher for the Firebirds was sophomore Kimoy Mais (Mass Media - St. Andrew, Jamaica/St. Andrew HS) with a time of 24:33 which placed her 128th. Next was freshman Jerily Benjamin (Queens, NY/Phillip Randolph HS) with a time of 24:51 for 139th, followed closely by freshman Christina Baker (Psychology - Kingston, Jamaica/Pelham Prep Academy) with a time of 25:00 for142nd place. Junior Kaydian Jones (Journalism - Kingston, Jamaica/St. Andrew HS) rounded out the placings for the Firebirds with a time of 26:39 for 161st, which was a personal best as well.

 
"This was a great team performance for our women's team, with the majority of the team running personal best times," head coach Alton McKenzie said following the race. "They all competed very aggressively in a very large field. I was very pleased with how close we were as a group, as this will ensure we run together as a unit. I expect they will perform well when we return to LIU Post for the ECC Championships."