Salisbury, NC – The Fayetteville State women's cross-country program won its first meet of the 2023 season with 24 points at Livingstone's Blue Bear XC Invitational in Salisbury, NC.  The men finished second behind Johnson & Wales (NC) by two points.
 
Repline Cheptoo and Irene Jeptoo led the Broncos with second and third place finishes. Cheptoo ran the 5K course in a time of 20:23 behind Saint Augustine's Abijah Jepkemboi (19:46). Jeptoo was seconds behind in a time of 20:38. Joan Kiplagat finished fifth (20:46) and Nia Gibson seventh in a time of 21:11.
 
Hillary Toroitich won the men's 8-kilometer race with a time of 26:07. It was a one-two punch by the Broncos as Derrick Kipchumba trailed in second place (26:51). Abel Mengich finished seventh (27:35).
 
The women's team beat out four CIAA member with St. Augustine's finishing in second place. Johnson C. Smith was fifth ahead of Virginia Union (6^th) and Livingstone (7^th). A total of eight teams and 52 athletes competed in the five-kilometer event.
 
Fifty-six men ran in the 8K from nine teams. The Broncos finished atop of Virginia Union (4^th), Livingstone (5^th), Saint Augustine's (6^th), Johnson C. Smith (8^th), and Winston-Salem State (9^th).
 
Fayetteville State will compete in NC State's Adidas XC Challenge in Cary, NC on September 15.