Men's Cross Country 11/1/2025 2:00:00 PM MSU Athletics Communications

Morgan State Concludes 2025 MEAC Cross Country Championship Run

All-MEAC Honorees Crystal Cole, Caleb Mincey, and Natnael Gebremariam Lead the Bears in Cary

Full Results: Women's 5k | Men's 8k

CARY, N.C. (November 1, 2025) -- The Morgan State women's cross country team placed sixth, while the men's squad earned fifth at the 2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Cross Country Championships, held on a brisk and sunny Saturday at MakeMed Park in Cary, North Carolina.

The Lady Bears tallied 138 points and finished sixth in the 5K race. Howard claimed the team title with 34 points, followed by Norfolk State (54) and North Carolina Central (71). Maryland Eastern Shore finished fourth (78), Delaware State fifth (126), while South Carolina State (187) and Coppin State (211) rounded out the standings.

Howard's Alexis Jones captured the individual title in 17:49.1, followed by teammate Mira Martin (18:18.7) and Norfolk State's Sonia Koech (18:31.5).

Morgan State's Crystal Coke led the Lady Bears with a personal-best time of 19:24.5 to finish 15th overall to secure All-MEAC honors. Aaliyah Headley placed 25th (20:05.8), while Natalia Eastman clocked a personal best of 21:24.4 to finish 31st. Hemetii Apet (34th, 21:55.5) and Kayla More (35th, 22:09.4) rounded out the scoring five, with Sydney Monroe posting a personal best of 23:30.4.

On the men's side, Morgan State collected 104 points in the 8K race to secure fifth place. Norfolk State claimed its sixth MEAC title with 53 points, followed by Howard (67), Delaware State (87), and Maryland Eastern Shore (101). North Carolina Central (107), South Carolina State (119), and Coppin State (125) completed the field.

Norfolk State's Lewis Too won the individual crown in 24:20.6, ahead of Maryland Eastern Shore's Banele Mkabela (24:41.7) and Norfolk State's Matthew Kipkoech (24:44.4).

The Bears were led by Caleb Mincey and Natnael Gebremariam, who both earned All-MEAC honors after finishing in the top 15. Mincey placed ninth with a time of 25:35.8, while Gebremariam recorded a personal-best 25:41.5 for 11th place. Samuel Skinner added a personal best of 26:41.2 for 22nd, followed by Miguel Graham (31st, 28:07.0), Cameon Stuckless (37th, 28:42.0 – PB), Keenan Frisby (31:01.5 – PB), and Joshua Moore (31:43.0 – PB).

"Today's races were about missed opportunities on both the men's and women's sides," said Head Coach Neville Hodge. "However, we still had several student-athletes who stepped up and earned MEAC honors. On the women's side, Crystal Coke earned All-MEAC recognition, and freshman Natalia Eastman had a strong personal-best performance. For the men, Caleb Mincey and Natnael Gebremariam both ran extremely well to earn All-MEAC honors, with Natnael, Samuel Skinner, and Cameon Stuckless each adding big personal bests."

Hodge added, "Despite the missed opportunities, I'm proud of the way both teams performed — they didn't back down. They faced their challenges head-on and gave everything they had. Go Bears!"

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Players Mentioned

Caleb Mincey: Middle Distance; Sophomore

Samuel Skinner: Distance; Sophomore

Keenan Frisby: Freshman

Natnael Gebremariam: Freshman

Miguel Graham: Freshman

Joshua Moore: Freshman

Hemetii Apet: Junior

Crystal Coke: Junior

Aaliyah Headley: Senior

Kayla More: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Caleb Mincey
: Sophomore
: Middle Distance

Samuel Skinner
: Sophomore
: Distance

Keenan Frisby
: Freshman

Natnael Gebremariam
: Freshman

Miguel Graham
: Freshman

Joshua Moore
: Freshman

Hemetii Apet
: Junior

Crystal Coke
: Junior

Aaliyah Headley
: Senior

Kayla More
: Sophomore