Pirates take fourth and fifth at CNU Cross Country Invitational

Friday, September 12

Yorktown, Va.

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Pirates take fourth and fifth at CNU Cross Country Invitational

9.12.25 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 12, 2025) … The Hampton University cross country teams participated in the Christopher Newport Invitational held at Lee Hall mansion on Friday and came away with a fourth and fifth place finish.

For the women who came in fourth with 108 points, they were paced by Avah Savage who ran 23:58.73 over the 6k Lee Hall course. Shari Brown was just behind her in 11^th in 24:06.20, while Mekayla Wilson was 20^th in 24:21.11. Rounding out the five scoring Pirates were Kylee King (33^rd/25:14.01) and Angel Moultrie (43^rd/26:00.46). Other Pirates running included Olayinka Yetunde (48^th/26:10.45) and Alannah Runge (66^th/27:51.22).

CNU won the 10-team women's race with 37 points, followed by VCU with 44 and Salisbury with 78.

For the men who were fifth with 128 points, they were headed by Mohammed Al-YaFee who was ninth running 26:51.14 over the 8k course. Daniel Danner was 27^th in 28:24.12, followed by Khalil Hamid (35^th/29:00.78), Dominic Bassey (51^st/30:15.98) and Jordan Dones (64^th/33:55.18).

Salisbury won the nine-team men's race with 30 points, followed by CNU (62), Bridgewater (93), and Virginia Union (110).

Full results can be found here