PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (October 26, 2013) – Florida A&M men’s cross country team repeated as the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Cross Country Championship title Saturday morning at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
The FAMU Rattlers won their second consecutive title and fourth overall. Five student-athletes finished among the top 20 for FAMU to earn All-MEAC honors. The Rattlers scored 30 total points and averaged 25:42.24 on the 8K course.
Florida A&M’s Elias Chesire finished first and earned the Outstanding Performer honors with a time of 25:04.00.
Wendell Angel, also of FAMU, earned Men’s Cross Country Outstanding Coaching honors for the second consecutive year.
In team results, Howard placed second with 68 points. North Carolina A&T (80), Norfolk State (94) and Maryland Eastern Shore (138) rounded out the top-five finishes.
2013 MEAC Men’s Results
- Florida A&M 30 points
- Howard 68 points
- North Carolina A&T 80 points
- Norfolk State 94 points
- Maryland Eastern Shore 138 points
- Bethune-Cookman 195 points
- Morgan State 203 points
- Delaware State 204 points
- Hampton 213 points
- Coppin State 267 points
- North Carolina Central 284 points
- Savannah State 294 points
- South Carolina State 329 points
2013 MEAC Men’s Cross Country All-Conference Team (Top 15 finishers)
- Elias Chesire, Florida A&M
- Daniel Cheruiyot, Florida A&M
- Kevin Marindich, Florida A&M
- Geoffrey Sambu, Florida A&M
- Elisha Metto, Howard
- Khalil Kinini Rmidi, Maryland Eastern Shore
- Damtew Adnew, Norfolk State
- Sammy Kiptoo, Norfolk State
- Giovani Mowatt, Howard
- Daniel Ketter, Bethune-Cookman
- Saeed Jones, North Carolina A&T
- Aaron Harrison, Howard
- Ricy Brown, Bethune-Cookman
- Darren White, North Carolina A&T
- Lenier Tucker, Morgan State