Men's Cross Country 10/15/2025 1:37:00 PM

Cross country teams put forth plethora of tremendous performances at WCU Golden Ram Invitational

The Medgar Evers College men's and women's cross country teams continued their 2025 seasons this past Saturday, traveling to West Chester, PA to compete in the West Chester University Golden Ram Invitational. Both races were 5K in length, with the women claiming sixth place out of seven scoring teams, and the men capturing a seventh place finish out of eight competing squads.
Throughout the afternoon, many Cougars performed exceptionally, breaking records, setting personal-best times, and continuing to rise and progress as the season approaches its final stages.

A quote from Coach Reid

I am extremely proud of how our student-athletes represented Medgar Evers College at the Golden Ram Invitational hosted by West Chester University," Coach Reid said. "Competing against several strong HBCU programs, our teams held their own and showcased just how far our programs have come. As we move closer to the conference championships, both teams are peaking at the right time and proving that Medgar Evers College Cross Country is ready to compete with the best."

Women's Placements at Golden Ram Invitational

On the women's side, Kenia Irish-Bramble ran the third-fastest time in school history, just 0.7 seconds off her personal best, to finish 10th overall (23:18.8) out of 45 scoring runners. Maritza Argueta delivered one of the day's biggest breakthroughs, dropping an incredible seven minutes for a huge personal record and moving up to seventh all-time in program history, as she crossed the tape 24^th overall (25:33.1). Rounding out MEC's women's finishers were Aaliyah Bartholomew (35^th overall, 27:50.4), Toshel Goffe (41^st overall, 32:40.3), and Rinnah Brown (42^nd overall, 33:23.2).

Men's Placements at Golden Ram Invitational

Freshman Xavier Bingham led the Cougars' men's squad by making history, as he set a new school record with a blazing 16:20.7 finish. That aforementioned time was good for fifth overall out of 59 scoring runners. Veteran Joshua Felix ran a masterful personal-best, finishing 40^th overall (20:38.8), with David Chisholm (54^th overall, 25:13.3), Reco Griffith (55^th overall, 25:47.8), and Matthew Fleming (57^th overall, 28:55.3) rounded out the men's finishers. The finishes by Felix, Chisholm, Griffith, and Fleming were the fourth, sixth, seventh, and eleventh fastest times in school history, respectively.

Next Up for Medgar Evers

The Cougars will return to action on Thursday afternoon, as the squads will compete in the Lincoln University (PA) Championship Tune-Up. Start-times are 3:30pm for the men, and 4:00pm for the women.

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