Complete Men's and Women's Results

CARY, N.C. – The Hampton University men's and women's cross country teams each finished second on Saturday in the inaugural Robert Shumake HBCU Cross Country Classic, held in conjunction with the National Scholastic Sports Foundation at WakeMed Soccer Park.

The Pirates finished with 72 points, while the Lady Pirates wound up with 43. Norfolk State swept both team titles.

Jasmin Branch (Hampton, Va.) paced the Lady Pirates with a 19:17, finishing third on the 5K course. Kenya Jones (Chesapeake, Va.) ran a 19:44 to come in sixth, while Jahlisa Smith (Plainfield, N.J.) finished eighth with a 20:05 and Janean Morris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) came in ninth after running a 20:21. Freshman Tyreka Arrington (Lanham, Md.) ran a 21:24 to come in 17th, while Adrienne Thomas (Silver Spring, Md.) finished 25th after running a 22:14.

Leah Richmond (Long Beach, Calif.) ran a 23:55 to finish 44th.

David Kimani (Kenya) gave the Pirates their best individual finish of the season, coming in sixth after completing the 8K course in 26:37. Freshman Berian White (Newark, Del.) ran a 26:38 to finish eighth, while Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.) finished 16th after running a 27:59. Freshman Mike Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J.) came in 21st with a time of 28:21, while Bradley Brown (Upper Marlboro, Md.) ran a 28:34 to come in 23rd, and Bryan Brown (Upper Marlboro, Md.) finished 35th with a 31:20.

Norfolk State's Philemon Kimutai won the men's individual title after running a 24:46. Aurora Scott, also from Norfolk State, took the women's individual title with a time of 18:27.

The Pirates and Lady Pirates will return to action on Saturday, when they will head to Princess Anne, Md. for the third time this season to run in the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawk Challenge. For more information on Hampton University cross country, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.