The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is proud to announce the 2010 men’s and women’s cross country top returning runners and predicted order of finish. Leading the way for the men’s runners is Dickson Toroitich of Benedict, who returns as the top performer in the 8K with a time of 28:46.17. The women’s top returning runner is Tonya Payne of Fort Valley State, with a time of 20:53.94 in the 5K.
Morehouse leads the way, for the men, with three of the top seven returning runners in the SIAC, including Karlton Mitchell, Michael Vinson, and Dreyfus Clemons. Breanna Pleasant and Janes Douglas of Clark Atlanta along with Kristina Record and Tonisha Delorch of Kentucky State give both schools two runners each among the top seven returning women’s performers.
Morehouse College men and Clark Atlanta University women are both predicted to repeat as conference champions in 2010.Picked to finish second and third behind Morehouse is Benedict and Clark Atlanta, respectively. For the women, Kentucky State and Benedict are picked to finish second and third, respectively, behind Clark Atlanta.
2010 SIAC TOP SEVEN (7) RETURNING CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS:
MEN
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NAMES
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SCHOOL
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TIME & DISTANCE
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DICKSON TOROITICH
CHARLES CHIRCHIR
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BENEDICT
BENEDICT
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28:46.17 8K
29:13.58 8K
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KARLTON MITCHELL
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MOREHOUSE
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29:23.42 8K
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MICHAEL VINSON
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MOREHOUSE
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29:41.08 8K
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DREYFUS CLEMONS
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MOREHOUSE
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29:48.92 8K
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JAMES HOLLY
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TUSKEGEE
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30:09.78 8K
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VERMOND WALKER
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TUSKEGEE
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30:12.94 8K
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WOMEN
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NAMES
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SCHOOL
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TIME & DISTANCE
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LaTONYA PAYNE
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FORT VALLEY STATE
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20:53.94 5K
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KRISTINA RECORD
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KENTUCKY STATE
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21:41.79 5K
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BREANNA PLEASANT
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CLARK-ATLANTA
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21:49.91 5K
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JANES DOUGLAS
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CLARK-ATLANTA
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22:06.46 5K
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AMBROSHA AUSTIN
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ALBANY STATE
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23:02.03 5K
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TONISHA DELORCH
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KENTUCKY STATE
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23:08.77 5K
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TERRESA SMITH
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TUSKEGEE
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23:14.15 5K
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PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH:
MEN
1. MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
2. BENEDICT COLLEGE
3. CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
4. TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
5. ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
6. KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
7. FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
8. CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
9. PAINE COLLEGE
10. STILLMAN COLLEGE
11. LANE COLLEGE
12. LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
13. MILES COLLEGE
WOMEN
1. CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
2. KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
3. BENEDICT COLLEGE
4. FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
5. TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
6. ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
7. STILLMAN COLLEGE
8. PAINE COLLEGE
9. CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
10. MILES COLLEGE
11. LANE COLLEGE
12. LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
