SMYRNA, Del. – Florida A&M broke a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with its fifth straight Women’s Cross Country championship on Saturday morning at the Delaware State University Outreach and Research Center.
Florida A&M scored 53 points to win its ninth overall MEAC title and a MEAC-record fifthh in a row. The Lady Rattlers averaged a time of 18:52.52 on the 5K course and had all four runners finish inside the top 15.
“Last year we won our fourth in a row and set a FAMU record,” Lady Rattlers head coach Darlene Moore said. “In order to keep the kids from being complacent, we set the goal to go out there and set a MEAC record.”
Florida A&M’s Judith Kibii was named Outstanding Performer, and became the second Lady Rattler in school history to win the cross country championship after finishing first with a time of 18:02.60.
Coach Moore, of Florida A&M, was named Outstanding coach for the women for the fifth straight year.
Second-place honors went to Maryland Eastern Shore with 60 total points. Hampton (93), Bethune-Cookman (105) and Norfolk State (115) completed the top-five team finishes.
2016 MEAC Women’s Results
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Team
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Points
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1. Florida A&M
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53
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2. Maryland Eastern Shore
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60
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3. Hampton
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93
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4. Bethune-Cookman
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105
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5. Norfolk State
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115
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6. North Carolina A&T State
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126
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7. Morgan State
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166
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T8. Howard
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244
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T8. South Carolina State
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244
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10. Coppin State
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251
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11. Delaware State
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299
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12. North Carolina Central
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314
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13. Savannah State
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383
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2016 MEAC Women’s All-Conference Team (Top-15 finishers)
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Name
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Team
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Time
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1. Judith Kibii
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Florida A&M
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18:02.60
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2. Jennaya Hield
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Maryland Eastern Shore
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18:12.21
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3. Deja Davis
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Bethune-Cookman
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18:21.95
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4. Marketa Marcanikova
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South Carolina State
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18:31.43
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5. Sharon Jerop
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Maryland Eastern Shore
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18:34.24
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6. Candice Higgins
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Norfolk State
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18:38.79
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7. Pollyanna Velasco
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Hampton
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18:44.96
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8. Nyajock Pan
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Bethune-Cookman
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18:49.12
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9. Emmax Kiplagat
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Florida A&M
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18:52.59
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10. Neus Quinonero
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Maryland Eastern Shore
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18:58.50
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11. Silvia Guerra
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Maryland Eastern Shore
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19:00.60
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12. Karen Escobedo
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Morgan State
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19:01.62
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13. Fridah Limo
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Florida A&M
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19:05.85
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14. Caroline Kiplagat
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Florida A&M
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19:08.28
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15. G’Jasmine Butler
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North Carolina A&T State
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19:09.46
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