DURHAM, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) - The North Carolina Central University men’s and women’s cross country teams opened the 2011 campaign with the annual 4K Duke Dual meet on Thursday, Sept. 1 on the Sally Meyerhoff Fitness Loop, located on the Al Buehler Trail, in Durham N.C.

Making a strong first impression for NCCU was the performance of freshmen Amber Brooks, who proved she is able and ready to compete at the Division I level. Brooks finished the day in third place with a time of 15 minutes and 40 second, less than a minute behind Duke’s first place finisher, Cydney Ross.

Senior Dreanna Wallace was the next member of the Lady Eagles squad to reach the finish line coming in 7th place with a time of 16:04.

On the men’s side, senior Jamar Jones finished on top for the Eagles, completing the race in 16:11 for a 9th place finish.

The NCCU Cross Country teams return to action on Saturday, Sept. 11, as they take on the Aggies of North Carolina A&T State University during the NCCU/N.C. A&T Cross Country Relay in Durham, N.C., at 9:00 a.m.

MEN’S 4K RESULTS
#8 Duke 15 (1,2,3,4,5) (6) (7)
NCCU 50 (8,9,10,11,12)

1. Morgan Pearson (DU) 11:41

2. Shaun Thompson (DU) 11:53

3. Nate McClafferty (DU) 12:05

4. Brian Schoepfer (DU) 12:15

5. Alec Klassen (DU) 12:18

6. Christian Britto (DU) 12:22

7. Brendon Pierson (DU) 12:28

8. Will Leister (DU) 13:16

9. Jamar Jones (NCCU) 16:11

10. Addison Brandon (NCCU) 16:44

11. Gregory Roper (NCCU)16:45

12. Robert Corbitt (NCCU)18:07

13. Nana Atakora-Bediako (NCCU)19:13

14. Mathew Brown (NCCU)19:19


WOMEN’S 4K RESULTS
#9 Duke 18 (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
NCCU 37 (3, 7, 8, 9, 10)

1. Cydney Ross (DU) 14:58

2. Virginia Hine (DU) 15:20

3. Amber Brooks (NCCU) 15:40

4. Ashley Berry (DU) 15:59

5. Suejin Ahn (DU) 16:00

6. Leslie Morrison (DU) 16:00

7. Dreanna Wallace (NCCU) 16:04

8. Delesha Conquest (NCCU) 17:48

9. Taisha Parkins (NCCU) 18:02

10. Regina Summerville (NCCU) 18:34

11. Sararesa Hudson (NCCU) 20:42

12. Anthonia Ballard (NCCU)21:02