EARLYSVILLE, Va. – Highlighted by three top 20 finishes, the Hampton Lady Pirates cross country team finished eighth in a strong field at the Panorama Farms Invitational on Saturday morning.
Juniors
Faith Keitany and Janet Okeago finished tenth and 11
th respectively as Keitany covered the 5k course in 17:47.7, while Okeago was just behind her at 17:48.0. Freshman
Eusila Chepkemei was in 20
th in 18:03.5 to highlight the top finishers for Hampton.
Pollyanna Velasco was next for Hampton in 83
rd in 20:23.4, with sophomore
Asia Johnson was 92
nd in 21:20.2.
Hampton totaled 184 points to place eighth in the meet won by the host University of Virginia who scored 41 points.
The Lady Pirates will compete again next Saturday in the George Mason Invitational in Fairfax.
For more information on Hampton University cross country, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at
www.hamptonpirates.com.
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