NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 20, 2021—Norfolk State junior Meshack Kipchirchir was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference office announced today. Norfolk State junior Fridah Koech was named Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week.
 
Kipchirchir (Jr., Eldoret, Kenya) posted the MEAC’s best 8K time of the season this past weekend at the University of Virginia’s Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational, running a 25:28.9 to finish 41^st in a field stacked with ranked regional teams.
 
Koech (Jr., Kericho, Kenya) set a new personal best at 5K at the University of Virginia’s Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational, running an 18:27.0 to finish 28^th.
 
Other Top Performers
Ayoade Adebiyi (Howard) ran a 27:29.4 at the Delaware State Farm Invite to take the gold medal.
 
Breanna McDonald (Howard) ran a 20:00.1 over 5K to win the Delaware State Farm Invitational.
 
Jada Banks (South Carolina State) came in 12^th in the Upstate Invitational after running a 5K time of 18:46.9.