PLEASANT GARDEN – Kelvin Kibet led the way on the men's side as the Braves had nine of the top 11 finishers, including the top nine, while Moureen Kimaiyo paced the women's side, with the Braves turning in five of the top six finishers. Both races were 5K distance.

Kibet took first with a time of 15:58.66, with Anthony Kigen second at 16:03.89, and Jack Pheiffer third with a personal-best time of 16:05.44. Ryan Jimenez (16:06.74) took fourth, Lucas Nervo (16:26.85) was fifth, with Conrad Robertson (16:42.45) taking sixth. Tom Hutton finished seventh at 16:50.74, with Norman Junker taking eighth with a time of 16:56.92, and Payden Lewis ninth at 17:03.95. Daniel Mejias (17:18.34) was 11th, with Will Clancey (17:24.09) finishing 13th, JP Marquez (17:44.84) taking 18th, and Charlie Schihl (18:07.98) finishing 22nd. Gabe Blackwelder placed 23rd with a time of 18:13.57, with Sean Todd right behind him in 24th with a 18:15.11, and Kevin Vazquez taking 25th with a time of 18:18.79. Christian Whiteside took 27th with a time of 18:27.98 to round out the men's side.

Moureen Kimaiyo added another first-place finish to her resume with a time of 19:07.14, with Jackline Kosgei taking second at 19:41.27, and Michela Gritti finishing third with a time of 20:07.33. Malea Bennewitz (20:33.67) took fourth, Leticia Pena (22:00.95) placed sixth, with Lizzy Laurine (24:06.18) finishing 13th. Mariah Spencer took 18th with a time of 25:42.75, while LaNiya Harris placed 27th with a 28:44.76 to round out the women's side.

"Both teams ran really good today, really proud of the efforts, especially since we were expecting to go to Newberry 36 hours ago and we end up in Greensboro", said head coach, Dr. Peter Ormsby. "Guys perfect scored, girls missed it by one. I think it sets us up well going into a recovery week next week and then our last big regular season race at Huntsville in two weeks."

The men's squad placed first overall with a perfect 15 points, while the women also took first with 16 team points.
 
UNCP will resume its race schedule on Saturday, October 12, as they head to Huntsville, Ala. for the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Invite. The men's race is set to begin at 9 a.m., with the women's race to follow at 9:50 a.m.