Florida A&M sophomore Elias Chesire and sophomore Simone Durden were selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s (MEAC) Cross Country Athletes of the Week, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Chesire (So., Eldoret, Kenya) finished fifth with a time of 24:41.37 on the 8K course at the Florida Mountain Dew Invitational. Chesire finished among the top five in his second straight meet to earn consecutive weekly honors. As team, the Rattlers were fourth among 17 competing teams.
Durden (So., Gainesville, Fla.) ran a time of 19:38:72 on the 5K course at the Florida Mountain Dew Invitational. She paced the Lady Rattlers, guiding them to a 13th place finish out of 18 teams. Her mark ranks fifth in the MEAC on a 5K course this season
Other Top Performers:
Mariza Diaz (Howard) was the Lady Bison’s top finisher at the James Madison Open Invitational with a time of 21:14.90 on the 5K course.
Xavier Fraction (Hampton) was 57th overall at the William & Mary Invitational with a time of 28:50.00 on the 8K course.
Codjo Gbedo (UMES) placed 20th overall with a time of 29:56.47 at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational 8K course.
Kassandra Irizarry (NSU) ran a season-best 19:55.77 at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational 5K course with a 13th place finish.
Sherril McFarlane (SCSU) paced the Lady Bulldogs with a time of 19:42.32 at the Adidas/Winthrop XC Invitational 5K.
Elisha Metto (Howard) crossed the finish line second overall at the James Madison Open Invitational with a time of 25:45.60 on the 8K course.
Terrell Oliver (DSU) placed 19th overall at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational 8K with an individual time of 28:54.12.
Anaya Reid (DSU) ran a time of 22:49.37 at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational 5K for a 49th place finish.
Latitia Salley (UMES) earned a 35th place finish in 21:23.92 at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational 5K, helping the Hawks finish fourth out of eight teams.
Devyn Thompson (Hampton) placed 42nd overall with a time of 20:17.00 at the William & Mary Invitational 5K.
Seymour Walter (SCSU) competed at the Adidas/Winthrop XC Invitational 8K in 28:20.57, finishing 123rd out of 251 participants.