Norfolk State University sophomore Jennifer Chichester and South Carolina State freshman Charles Kurgatt were selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Cross Country Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.

Chichester (Fr., Silver Spring, Maryland) finished in third place with a time of 22:56 at the Virginia Wesleyan Marlin Invitational and was one of four runners to finish the race in under 23 minutes. Her finish helped her team to a third place finish out of 12 teams on the 6K course. 

Kurgatt (Fr., Tallahassee, Florida) paced the Bulldogs with a time of 18:22.10 at the University of South Carolina Invitational. Kurgatt finished 19th among 44 runners in the 5K race, while the team earned a fifth place finish.  

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Brittany Stewart (South Carolina State) finished 12th out of 51 competitors at the University of South Carolina Invitational with a time of 19:58.66.