Results


CARY, N.C., Oct. 29, 2021 – Norfolk State swept the top three places to win the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s cross country championship on Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park.
 
The Spartans defended their 2019 title and won their 14^th title overall.
 
Spartans coach Kenneth Giles was named the meet’s Outstanding Coach.
 
The Spartans’ Evans Cheruiyot won the men’s individual title and was named Outstanding Performer after running a season-best 25:11.0 over the 8K course. 2019 individual champion Meshack Kipchirchir came in second with a 25:52.5 and Isa Suleiman was third with a 26:14.3.
 
Howard rounded out the top five, with Gavin Williams (26:20.4) and Ayoade Adebiyi (26:23.0) finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
 
Delaware State’s Albert Norman ran a 26:37.1 to finish sixth, and Lelei Too gave the Spartans four finishers in the top seven with a 26:46.3.
 
Norfolk State totaled 38 points, while Howard was second with 54 points. Rounding out the rest of the team standings were Delaware State (62), North Carolina Central (97), Morgan State (114), Maryland Eastern Shore (156), Coppin State (181) and South Carolina State (184).
 
The top 15 finishers were named All-MEAC.
 
 
Outstanding Performer: Evans Cheruiyot, Norfolk State
Outstanding Coach: Kenneth Giles, Norfolk State
 
ALL-MEAC
Evans Cheruiyot, Norfolk State
Meshack Kipchirchir, Norfolk State
Isa Suleiman, Norfolk State
Gavin Williams, Howard
Ayoade Adebiyi, Howard
Albert Norman, Delaware State
Lelei Too, Norfolk State
Devin Smith, Delaware State
Jose Rivera-Yetter, Delaware State
Amadou Ba, Coppin State
Tafari Stephenson, Howard
Jackson Waller, Morgan State
Ashton Drake, North Carolina Central
Julian Lawson, Howard
Justin Alston, Morgan State