CARY, N.C. – The Tennessee State men's and women's cross-country teams competed in the Cedric Walker HBCU Cross Country Challenge on Friday evening. The men finished in 9^th of 14, while the women earned a 7th place finish out of 13 teams.

Robert Hooper earned a top-15 finish on the men's side while Natalya Bryant paced the women with a top-20 finish.  

MEN | 8K
 
11^th Robert Hooper | 26:46
41^st Sunny Quinn | 31:04
43^rd Kylen Thorp | 31:47
44^th Fred George II | 31:59
50^th Chazz Brown | 32:40
 
WOMEN | 5K
 
18^th Natalya Bryant | 20:38
36^th Ajmone Myers | 22:29
46^th Serenity Harry | 23:20
55^th Quinn Hudson | 24:34
59^th Alyssa McFarland | 25:25
62^nd Giah Thomas | 25:49
63^rd Sydney McGee | 25:51
76^th Saniiyah Burchfield | 29:18
 
Both teams will be back in action on October 28^th as they will run in the OVC Championships.