Men's Cross Country | 11/14/2025 2:28:00 PM
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Juniors Banele Mkabela and Siyabonga Mbatha represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Regionals hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Mkabela placed 81st with a time of 31:39.1, while Mbatha finished 94th in 31:47.1.
The Johannesburg, South Africa natives closed out the 2025 season after building on standout rookie campaigns for the Hawks.
Mkabela made his season debut on Oct. 3 at the HBCU Challenge in Cary, North Carolina, and went on to place inside the top three in three consecutive meets, earning an All-MEAC selection.
Mbatha opened his season on Sept. 20 at the Soaring Hawks Invitational, where he placed second in the men's 8K. He capped his 2025 campaign with a first-place finish at the Howard Bison Invitational, earned two MEAC Runner of the Week honors and secured an All-MEAC selection.
Final scores for the women's 6k (NCAA Regionals):
West Virginia: 56
Georgetown: 62
Penn State: 76
Villanova: 78
Princeton: 99
Penn: 231
Bucknell: 235
Pittsburgh: 261
George Washington: 307
Maryland: 345
Final scores for the men's 10k (NCAA Regionals):
Princeton: 45
Georgetown: 63
Villanova: 84
Penn State: 91
Navy: 100
Pittsburgh: 173
Rutgers: 208
Saint Joseph's University: 234
George Washington: 280
Penn: 305
Times from the women's race are as follows:
| Place |
Name |
Team |
Time |
Score |
| 1 |
Joy Naukot |
West Virginia |
19:11.8 |
+1 |
| 2 |
Mercy Kinyanjui |
West Virginia |
19:44.86 |
+2 |
| 3 |
Melissa Riggins |
Georgetown |
19:31.7 |
+3 |
| 4 |
Florence Caron |
Penn State |
19:35.7 |
+4 |
| 5 |
Tilly O'Connor |
Villanova |
19:41.8 |
+5 |
| 6 |
Alexis Lamb |
West Virginia |
19:44.3 |
+6 |
| 7 |
Rose Coats |
Maryland |
19:46.1 |
+7 |
| 8 |
Meg Madison |
Princeton |
19:47.8 |
+8 |
| 9 |
Ada Rand |
Penn State |
19:48.1 |
+9 |
| 10 |
Charlotte Tomkinson |
Georgetown |
19:48.5 |
+10 |
Times from the men's race are as follows:
| Place |
Name |
Team |
Time |
Score |
| 1 |
Birhanu Hariman |
Georgetown |
29:20.6 |
+1 |
| 2 |
Myles Hogan |
Princeton |
29:21.2 |
+2 |
| 3 |
Justin Mumford |
Navy |
29:28.9 |
+3 |
| 4 |
Jacob Nenow |
Princeton |
29:35.8 |
+4 |
| 5 |
Jackson Shorten |
Princeton |
29:36.9 |
+5 |
| 6 |
Nick Sloff |
Penn State |
29:37.0 |
+6 |
| 7 |
Charlie Moore |
Villanova |
29:37.9 |
+7 |
| 8 |
Thomas McMahon |
Pittsburgh |
29:43.8 |
+8 |
| 9 |
MacCallum Rowe |
Georgetown |
29:43.9 |
+9 |
| 10 |
Cj Sullivan |
Villanova |
29:52.3 |
+10 |
For full results and performances from the NCAA Cross Country Regionals, visit
Women's - https://results.leonetiming.com/xc.html?mid=8262
Men's - https://results.leonetiming.com/xc.html?mid=8262
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