Tuskegee, AL – The Clark Atlanta University men’s and women’s cross-country teams won the Tuskegee University First Annual Invitational Saturday.

Markeisha Woodson led the Lady Panthers to their second consecutive win with a time of 21:47.72 in the 5K run while Ariel Lomax (21:48.25) and Ieisha Ford (22:55.93) finished in second and third place, respectively. All eight CAU runners finished in the top 10 including Breya Davis (23:15.10), Tamara Comer (23:23.62), Nekeisha Whitaker (23:32.40), Precious Bryant (25:33.43) and Quinette Herrington (26:33.86).

Jermaine Mills, who finished third overall in the men’s 8K run, led the Panthers to their first victory of the season with a time of 32:16.32 followed by Juan Cartledge (33:23.04), Manuel Gasper (33:49.50) and Nickshard Moody (35:12.30). Other teams in the field were fellow conference foes Albany State, Tuskegee, and Morehouse. Last week, CAU finished second in the Morehouse Invitational.

“As a prelude to the SIAC championships, we were able to get accumulated to the course and we are poised to bring the title back to CAU,” said Head Coach Pamela Page. “This was a great win for both teams.”

The SIAC cross-country championships will be hosted by Tuskegee University Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Next, both teams will compete in the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Invitational Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m.
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