AGGIES XCOUNTRY DEFEATS EAGLESDURHAM – The North Carolina A&T cross country men’s and women’s were both victorious on Saturday as they defeated N.C. Central at Forest Hills Park.
Freshman and Greensboro Day graduate Kristin Rush led the way for the ladies as her time of 19:19.93 helped the Aggies to a 23-34 win. Freshman Janessa Benn finished second on the 5k race with a time of 19:23.49. The Aggies took three of the top 5 spots as Janee Cadlett’s time of 20:37.49 was good enough for fifth place. Ariana Betts and Samira Johnson also scored for the Aggies as they finished in seventh and eighth place respectively.
On the men’s side, the Aggies top runner was Steven Leggins. Leggins placed second in the 7k race with a time of 26:05.91. Leggins second-place finished led the Aggies to a 22-33 win over the Eagles.
N.C. Central’s James Kukat placed first as he finished the meet in 25:13.35. Rounding out the top 5 was N.C. A&T’s Vincent Alford who finished with a time of 27:20.32 and the Aggies sophomore Danzeto Cephas whose time of 27:39.17 had him finishing fifth. Also scoring for the Aggies was Paris Reddick-Simmons who finished seventh.
The Aggies will try to use their momentum to earn gold in the 2009 MEAC Cross Country Championship being held in Princess Anne, Md., Oct. 23-24.
2009
NCCU CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC
October 17, 2009
Forest Hills
Park – Durham, N.C.
WOMEN
(5k):
1. Kristin Rush (NCA&T) 19:19.93
2. Jannessa Benn (NCA&T) 19:23.49
3. Desinia Johnson (NCCU) 19:34.80
4. Ashley Cooke (NCCU) 20:07.06
5. Janee Cadlett (NCA&T) 20:37.49
6. Dreanna Wallace (NCCU) 20:40.37
7. Ariana Betts (NCA&T) 20:46.00
8. Samira Johnson (NCA&T) 21:05.87
9. Diamond Marks (NCA&T) 21:14.56
10. Taisha Parkins (NCCU) 21:51.93
11. Jessica Rogers (NCA&T) 22:00.15
12. Crystal Shepherd (NCCU) 23:54.28
13. Bethany Rouse (NCCU) 24:09.15
14. Jada Bowser (NCCU) 26:24.50
Team
Results:
1st – North Carolina A&T = 23 points (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
2nd – North Carolina Central = 34 points (3, 4, 6, 10, 11)
MEN
(7k):
1. James Kukat (NCCU) 25:13.35
2. Steven Leggins (NCA&T) 26:05.91
3. Eric Spears (Unattached) 27:13.05
4. Vincent Alford (NCA&T) 27:20.32
5. Danzeto Cephas (NCA&T) 27:39.17
6. Rashawn Council (NCCU) 28:26.12
7. Paris Reddick-Simmons (NCA&T) 28:37.89
8. Javon Statom (NCA&T) 29:33.68
9. Charles Rogers (NCA&T) 29:44.14
10. Charles Lindsay (NCCU) 30:18.71
11. Devin Williams (NCCU) 34:02.02
12. Kendall Delapp (NCCU) 34:48.82
13. Chris Hall (NCCU) 34:51.84
14. Jonathan Donatien (Did Not Finish)
Team
Results:
1st – North Carolina A&T = 22 points (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
2nd – North Carolina Central = 33 points (1, 5, 8, 9, 10)