HUNT VALLEY, Md. – Gavin Gibson (Newark, Del./Sanford) won the Towson Invitational to lead McDaniel to a victory in season-opening men's cross country action on Friday.

Time and Score:

• The Green Terror finished first at the meet with 26 points. A total of 20 runners competed at the newly-configured 5,000-meter distance at Oregon Ridge. Morgan State was second with 50 points while Coppin State finished third with 57 points.

Head of the Class:

• Gavin Gibson turned in a time of 17:31.68 to finish first. He won by nearly 17 seconds.

Five of a Kind: The following athletes rounded out the Green Terror's top five finishers at the meet:

• Shaun Thompson (Mt. Airy, Md./Glenelg) finished third (17:53.85)
• Stephen Porembski (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) finished fifth (18:47.78)
• Miky Kisi (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) finished eighth (20:39.69)
• Cyrus Daroowalla (Westminster, Md./Westminster) finished ninth (20:39.76)

Making the List: The following athletes turned in a top-10 all-time Green Terror time on the course.

• Gavin Gibson now ranks ninth (17:31.68).
• Shaun Thompson now ranks 10th (17:53.85).

Rounding out the Field: The following also competed at the event:

• Brian Peterson, 10th, 21:27.50
• Ricardo Loyola, 11th, 21:28.50
• Kevin Meza, 15th, 23:54.65

Next Up: The Green Terror is back in action at the Navy Invitational on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.

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