North Carolina Central University

CROSS COUNTRY

GREENSBORO, N.C. - For the third time in the past four weeks, including two weekends in a row, the North Carolina Central University men's and women's cross country teams have won their respective events. On Saturday (Sept. 29), NCCU swept the Division I competition in the annual Greensboro Invitational at Hagan Stone Park in Greensboro, N.C.

The NCCU women finished in first place with 33 team points, followed by second place Winston-Salem State University (41 points), third place High Point University (55 points) and fourth place North Carolina A&T State University (95 points).

The NCCU men placed first with 26 team points, followed by second place North Carolina A&T (35 points) and third place Winston-Salem State (65 points).

The Lady Eagles were sparked by Desinia Johnson's seventh place effort with a time of 20:02.4 on the 6k-course. Ashley Cooke (14th, 20:35.0), Aisha Brown (17th, 20:41.9) and Adrenee Sterrett (18th, 20:44.2) also finished among the top 20 runners for NCCU.

The Eagles were led by Brandon Jones, who placed ninth with a time of 27:59.8 on the 8k-course. Other runners on the leaderboard for NCCU were Rashaad Lee (15th, 27:59.8) and James Kukat (17th, 28:17.4).

Both NCCU squads were also victorious at the Old North State Championships in Greensboro, N.C. on Sept. 22, and the UNC Pembroke Invitational on Sept. 8.