CARY, N.C. – Freshmen
Dannica Arrington and
Sarah Paulino-Martinez finished in the top 30 to lead the Coppin State women's cross country team to a sixth place finish at the 2026 MEAC Championships on Friday morning at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Eagles totaled 139 total points with their top five runners completing the 5K course in average time of 23:33.
Arrington crossed the finish in 21:21.6 to finish 23
rd overall with Paulino-Martinez coming in shortly after in 21:47.7 to place 27
th.
Junior sprinter
Bridget Annan took third for the Eagles in 22:33.2, which was good for 32
nd overall, and both freshman
Neveah Escobar and senior
Gifty Oku came in back-to-back in 23:03.9 and 23:09.5, respectively.
Also, competing for the Eagles were
Danielle Wooten (25:21.7) and
Chase Cineas (27:31.7).
With the conclusion of the cross country season, the Eagles open the indoor season at the Youree Spence-Garcia Invitational, hosted by St. John's University on December 5 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y.
