Cross Country | 10/2/2026 10:54:00 PM
KERNERSVILLE, NC – The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University men's and women's cross country teams continue to show improvement. Both teams finished second Friday night at the UNC Greensboro Spartan Classic held at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex.
Host UNCG won the men's 8k and women's 5k events, with the Spartan men occupying the top seven spots in the standings. Junior
Abishek Pradhan posted his second top-10 finish of the season, placing eighth in 28:14.3. A&T sophomore
DeMonte Peterson finished 12th in 28:48, scoring 10 points for the Aggies.
Meanwhile, the UNCG women had three ladies finish in the top 3, and among collegiate participants only, the Spartans had the top seven spots. Sophomore
Aniyah Francis had her third straight top-10 finish this season, placing 10
th in 21:25.0. Sophomore
Micah Nunn (21:57.7), sophomore
Kendall McPhatter (22:13.5), and junior
Jessica Daniel (22:22.8) occupied 14
th, 15
th, and 16
th place, respectively. McPhatter's time was a 5k personal best.
The UNCG men scored 15 points to win the meet, while the Aggies scored 68 points. UNCG's Lane Prochaska won the race as an individual with a time of 26:08.3. The Spartans averaged 26:38. The Aggies averaged 30:07, 22 seconds ahead of second-place Livingstone College. Sophomore
Taysaun Wilson placed 18
th, scoring 13 points for A&T by running a 30:11.4. Freshman Chandler Champman (31:25.5), junior Glen Stiles (31:56.7), freshman
Teddy Forbes (33:49.5), and senior
Eddie Hall (40:03.5) also competed for the A&T men on Friday. On the women's side, UNCG averaged 19:30 to win.
UNCG's Hailey Meyers took medalist honors with an 18:41.1. The A&T women averaged 22:18, finishing ahead of Newberry's 22:40. Sophomore
Taylor Washington (23:35), freshman
Ivy Bridges (23:41.9), and sophomore
Kimora McKay (24:10.6). McKay's time was a personal best. The Aggies will take their improved teams to the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Cross Country Championships held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, to compete for a conference title on Friday, Oct. 30.
