Women's Results        Men's Results     

CARY, N.C. - North Carolina Central University sophomore Amber Brooks was the second women's runner to cross the finish line at the HBCU Cross Country Challenge on a cool, rainy Saturday morning at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.

Brooks, who won this event as a rookie last year, shaved a second off of that time by finishing this season's 5k run in 19 minutes, 4.4 seconds, just 25 seconds behind the event champion, Kadian Dunkley of Bethune-Cookman. Those two out-ran a huge field with 105 challengers chasing them.

The next best runners for the Lady Eagles were sophomore Syrita Hunt (21:47.8) and junior Delesha Conquest (21:48.5) in 36th and 37th place, respectively.

As a team, the NCCU women placed seventh out of 16 teams.

The NCCU men's team placed 14th out of 15 teams. The first to cross the finish line for the Eagles was freshman Quinn Burkhalter in 56th place with a time of 31:52.1 on the 8k course.

The NCCU cross country teams return to action next Saturday (Oct. 6) at the Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic in Greensboro, N.C.


WOMEN'S RESULTS FOR NCCU (5k)
2 - Amber Brooks (19:04.4)
36 - Syrita Hunt (21:47.8)
37 - Delesha Conquest (21:48.5)
46 - Taisha Parkins (22:14.2)
51 - Regina Summerville (22:30.7)
75 - Christa Landy (24:24.5)

MEN'S RESULTS FOR NCCU (8k)
56 - Quinn Burkhalter (31:52.1)
62 - Keenan Terry (32:33.9)
64 - Kevin Vincent (32:45.2)
86 - Matthew Brown (36:29.9)
88 - Gregory Roper (37:22.9)