GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina men's and women's cross country teams finished first and second respectively at the North Carolina Collegiate Cross Country Championships at Lake Kristi Saturday.

The men finished with a total time of 2:07:26, placing just ahead of N.C. State (2:07:51) in total time. On the women's side, N.C. State won as a team with a total time of 1:31:29 with ECU placing in second with a time of 1:35:02.

The men were led by seniors Kyle MacKenzie and Matt Hanlon. MacKenzie finished sixth overall with a time of 25:03 and Hanlon finished just four seconds later in seventh place giving the Pirates two top 10 finishers in the men's 8K run.

The women were led by junior Jessica Collins who led all Division I runners with a time of 17:47 in the women's 5K run. Her teammate, senior Johanna Allen, placed fourth among all Division I participants with a time of 18:01.

Both the men's and women's teams will run again on October 30 in Chicago, Ill. for the Conference USA Championships.

North Carolina Collegiate XC Championship Results

Men's 8K run
6 Kyle MacKenzie 25:03.32
7 Matt Hanlon 25:07.05
13 Craig Schmidt 25:31.44
20 Kristien Jorgenson 25:44.55
25 Matt Gorman 26:00.16
32 John Loehr 26:15.46
46 Stephen Tausend 26:33.95

Women's 5K run
6 Jessica Collins 17:47.37
9 Johanna Allen 18:01.68
24 Caitlin Littlefield 18:57.93
47 Rebekah Bishop 20:06.22
49 Lynn Taylor 20:08.84
53 Megan Walling 20:18.96
68 Lillian Ricardo 20:41.26
72 Jessica Rafael 20:57.76
133 Paige Clark 24:34.51