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.
Mike Schwartz ECU vs UNCW post
Wednesday, November 19
11/18/25 Inside Pirate Athletics
Tuesday, November 18
East Carolina Head Coach Blake Harrell's Weekly Press Conference (Nov. 17, 2025)
Monday, November 17
East Carolina Postgame Press Conference (Nov. 15, 2025)
Sunday, November 16
