2025 Cross Country Roster

Navaya Zales
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Croatan
- Hometown:
- Newport, N.C.
2024: Competed at four meets, including finishing 61st at the American Championships.
2023: Competed four times on the season... Finished 12th at the Pirate Invite... Finished 59th at the AAC Championships and 104th at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
2022: Competed twice... Finished 35th at the AAC Championships.
Prep: Claimed the North Carolina 3A state cross country title as a senior … Excelled at the 2022 North Carolina 3A state track championships, winning the 1,000 and 1,600-meter titles while finishing second in the 3,200 and 4x400 relay … Named Most Outstanding Performer and won the Sportsmanship Award following the meet … Broke the 3A state meet record in the 1,600.
Personal: Daughter of Melissa and Steven... Two siblings, Ayla and Bryce... Gradyate of Coatan High School in Newport, N.C.
2023: Competed four times on the season... Finished 12th at the Pirate Invite... Finished 59th at the AAC Championships and 104th at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
2022: Competed twice... Finished 35th at the AAC Championships.
Prep: Claimed the North Carolina 3A state cross country title as a senior … Excelled at the 2022 North Carolina 3A state track championships, winning the 1,000 and 1,600-meter titles while finishing second in the 3,200 and 4x400 relay … Named Most Outstanding Performer and won the Sportsmanship Award following the meet … Broke the 3A state meet record in the 1,600.
Personal: Daughter of Melissa and Steven... Two siblings, Ayla and Bryce... Gradyate of Coatan High School in Newport, N.C.
10/07/25 Inside Pirate Athletics
Tuesday, October 07
East Carolina Head Football Coach Blake Harrell Weekly Press Conference (Oct. 6, 2025)
Monday, October 06
East Carolina Postgame Interviews (Sept. 25, 2025)
Friday, September 26
ECU Football Coach Blake Harrell Presser Army
Monday, September 22