DOVER, Del. --- The Delaware State University men's cross country team placed second in its own invitational on Friday.
 
The Hornets were led by Devin Smith (Waldorf, Md.) who finished second overall with a final time of 27:54.0.
 
Including Smith, Delaware State had five runners finish in the top-10. Ezekiel Dawkins (Newark, Del.) ran a 29:33.7 to claim sixth place. Jose Rivera-Yetter (Wilmington, Del.) was right behind Dawkins with a time of 29:39.5, good enough for seventh place. Nathanael Guy (Dover, Del.) recorded a time of 30:16.1 which placed him ninth overall. Deion Jones (Wilimington, Del.) finished three seconds behind Guy to round out the top-10 runners.
 
Delaware State returns to action for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship which will be held October 28-29.