Trojans Place Third at CIAA Championship

Virginia State University's men's cross-country team finished third at the 2009 CIAA Cross-Country Championship, held on October 22 in Cary, N.C.

VSU finished the meet with 83 team points, behind champion Bowie State University's 42 points and Saint Augustine's College's 67 points.

Timothy Davidson was the top VSU finisher, completing the eight-kilometer course in fifth place with a time of 27:46.2. Saint Augustine's College's Johnny Shuping was the individual champion, finishing the course in a time of 24:59.3.

VSU's Brandon Allen was 14th in a time of 29:21.4 while teammate Eric Williamson was 17th with a time of 29:41.0. Andres McIntyre was 19th with a time of 30:16.1 and Maurice Brown was 28th with a time of 31:13.1.

VSU's Mark Simms was 32nd with a time of 31:22.6 and Keith Brown was 38th at 32:41.3.