NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 29, 2021—Delaware State junior Albert Norman was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference office announced today. South Carolina State sophomore Jada Banks was named Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week.
 
Norman (Jr., Georgetown, Del.) ran the fastest 8K time of the weekend, clocking in at 25:57.0 in his first race of the season to win The Shore Invitational this past Saturday. His performance set a modern-day program record and helped the Hornets win the team title.
 
Banks (So., Conyers, Ga.) ran a school-record 18:07.0 – the fastest 5K time in the MEAC this season – this past weekend in the Queen City Invite. She came in 14^th in a field of more than 260 runners.
 
Other Top Performers
Amadou Ba (Coppin State) was ninth in The Shore Invitational with a 27:49.10.
 
Kamillah Monroque (Coppin State) ran a 20:46.80 to finish sixth in The Shore Invitational.
 
Tai Brown (Delaware State) completed the 5K course in 20:55.90 to finish eighth in The Shore Invitational.
 
Ayoade Adebiyi (Howard) ran a 26:20.0 to come in third in The Shore Invitational.
 
Joslyn Crosby (Howard) won The Shore Invitational, completing the 5K course in 19:27.40.
 
Shawn Smith (Maryland Eastern Shore) came in 15^th in The Shore Invitational after completing the 8K course in 28:37.90.
 
Dominique Spann (Maryland Eastern Shore) was 12^th in The Shore Invitational, running a 21:26.0 over 5K.
 
Rachel Field (Morgan State) was fifth in The Shore Invitational with a time of 20:33.90.
 
Jackson Waller (Morgan State) came in seventh in The Shore Invitational with an 8K time of 27:28.90.
 
Ashton Drake (North Carolina Central) won the Greensboro Invitational, running a 27:26.86 over 8K in helping the Eagles win the team title.
 
Victoria Swepson (North Carolina Central) won the Greensboro Invitational, completing the 5K course in 20:13.20.
 
Trey Felton (South Carolina State) ran a school-record 25:58.0 over 8K at the Queen City Invite.