ELON, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2024) ...  The Hampton University cross country teams competed on Friday in the Coastal Athletic Association Championships and the women came out with a ninth-place finish with 264 points, while the men finished 11^th at the meet hosted by Elon.

Freshman Peninah Mutisya continued her impressive season with a second-place finish to lead the women as she covered the 6k course in a season best 20:23.60. She earned All-CAA honors with her finish.

Joining her in the top 70 were seniors Jordan Mozie and Kayla Spencer who finished 42^nd and 69^th respectively. Mozie ran a 22:40.60, while Spencer's time was 24:48.80. Rounding out the women's participants included: Mekayla Wilson (75^th/25:36.40), Kylee King (76^th/25:37.10) and Angel Moultrie (83^rd/27:13.10).

On the men's side, two runners finished in the top 60 as Mohammed Al-YaFee was 48^th covering the 8k course in 27:31.80 and Nellie Ambriton was 56^th in 28:20.00.
Rounding out the men's participants were: Ibrahim Abdalla (63^rd/29:13.50), Khalid Hamid (64^th/29:16.80) and Kyle Jemison (71^st/33:47.10).

Stony Brook won the team title on the men's side, while Northeastern took the women's title.