Men's Cross Country Takes 10th At CAA Championships

Friday, October 30

Bethpage, N.Y.

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Hampton University

CAA Championships

Photo by: Christian Wright/Hampton Athletics

10.30.26 | Men's Cross Country

BETHPAGE, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2026) … The Hampton University men's cross country team finished its regular season on Friday morning with a 10^th place showing at the CAA Championships at Bethpage State Park.

Leading Hampton over the 8k course was Mohammed Al-YaFee who finished 32^nd in 25:38.5 which was a personal best time for him topping the 26:02.0 he ran at the ECU Pirate Invitational in 2024. Khalid Hamid was next for the Pirates finishing 56^th in 27:35.2.

Another Pirate running a personal best on Friday was Xavier Jemison who was third among Hampton runners as he ran 29:13.9 to finish in 64^th. His previous best time was at the CNU Invitational on Sept. 18 running 30:43.2.

Coming in right behind each other to round out the Hampton runners were Bryce Mays in 69^th and Jordan Dones in 70^th place. Mays ran 31:45.5, while Dones covered the course in 32:07.7. His time was a personal best topping the 32:14.4 at last year's CAA Championships.

William & Mary edged out Stony Brook by five points to take the team title with the Tribe amassing 34 points to Stony Brook's 39. Hampton scored 291 points.