The Lee University men's cross country team placed four runners in the top five and six in the top 10 to win the 2025 GSC Cross Country Championship Saturday morning. The Flames tallied just 21 points to beat runner-up Alabama Huntsville by 36 points.
The win by the Flames was their fourth consecutive GSC Championship and eighth in program history. They also posted the lowest men's team score at the GSC meet since 2011.
UAH's Ahmed Ibrahim was the first of 99 runners across the finish line to win the individual title. He stopped the clock at 23:29.37. Pierre Chauveau was just 19.18 seconds behind to grab second place at 23:48.55.
Tucker Wright, Edimo Ninteretse and Ryan Lovelace grabbed the next three finishing spots. Wright was third at 23:51.86, Ninteretse crossed the line fourth at 23:59.01 and Lovelace was fifth at 24:10.49. Lee's fifth scorer, Evan Moore, was seventh overall with a time of 24:14.91.
The Lee University women's cross country team placed three runners in the top nine and collected just 51 points but had to settle for second place at the 2025 GSC Cross Country Championships Saturday morning. Mississippi College had three in the top seven and put all five of their scorers in the top 14 on their way to claiming the team title with 43 points.
The win by the Choctaws ended the Lady Flames' streak of eight consecutive GSC Cross Country Championships. This is the first time since Lee became an official member of the GSC that they did not carry the title back home.
Maria Mitchell was the first of 99 runners across the finish line to become the 2025 GSC Individual Champion and earn GSC Women's Runner of the Year. She stopped the clock at 20:23.15 to win by 9.25 seconds over Union's Addi Aguayo. Estella Clemons was Lee's second finisher and third overall at 20:39.19.
