Oct. 1, 2005

Greensboro, NC - The Winston-Salem State University men's cross country team finished in eighth place on Saturday morning at the Hagen Stone Cross Country Classic in Greensboro, NC as WSSU was led by Kenneth Koech who placed 23rd overall with a time of 27:50, leading seven WSSU student-athletes in the event.

Koech, a freshman from Litein, Kenya, raced his way to a 23^rd-place finish in the event as he turned in a time of 27:50 to lead all Ram runners.  He was joined by a pair of WSSU runners who finished 78^th and 79^th in the event as Gerrod Sidbury and Greg Watts finished only two seconds apart with times of 31:14 and 31:16 respectively.

Rounding out the scoring portion of the race for the Rams were Corederius Cowans (32:01) and Cory Wright (32:54) who finished in the fourth and fifth positions for the Rams (with only the top five runners eligible to count in team scoring results).

DeAngelo Perry finished the course with a time of 38:30 as he ran unattached.  He was followed by Travis Smith who turned in a time of 40:42 to finish seventh amongst the Ram runners.

The Rams finished the event in eighth place, seven positions behind Division II event-champion St. Andrews College, and ahead of six other teams.

The Rams return to action On October 14^th, 2005 at the NC Collegiate Invitational at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, NC.

For additional information on WSSU men's cross country, or to arrange interviews with coaches or student-athletes, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com

Men's Results

Runner                                   Time                Place

Kenneth Koech                        27:50               23

Gerrod Sidbury                        31:14               78

Greg Watts                              31:16               79

Corderius Cowans                   32:01               DNP

Cory Wright                             32:54               DNP

DeAngelo Perry                       38:30               DNP (Unattached)

Travis Smith                             40:42               DNP

WSSU Team Results

Team                                       Place

Winston-Salem State               8th