SMYRNA, Del., Oct. 28, 2023 – Perennial powerhouse Norfolk State University swept the top four spots to win the 2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's cross country championship on Saturday at the Delaware State Outreach & Research Center.

The Spartans won their fourth straight title and 16^th overall.
 
Kenneth Giles was again named Outstanding Coach. Gidion Sigei was named Outstanding Performer after winning individual gold with a time of 24:39.1. The Spartans were also second, third, and fourth with Raphael Kitur (25:03.9), Brian Rotich (25:22.2), and Victor Jumo (26:18.9).
 
The Spartans finished with just 18 points and also saw Evans Pololet (eighth, 26:57.6) finishing in the top 10.
 
Delaware State's was paced by Marian Drazan (fifth, 26:22.7) and Devin Smith (sixth, 26:32.2), while North Carolina Central's Laderique McNeill (seventh, 26:37.8) and Morgan State's Jackson Waller (ninth, 27:12.3) and Perry Bennett (tenth, 27:19.0) also finished in the top 10.
 
Delaware State finished second with 71 points and North Carolina Central was third with 81 points.
 
The top 15 finishers were named All-MEAC.

Outstanding Performer: Gidion Sigei, Norfolk State
Outstanding Coach: Kenneth Giles, Norfolk State
 
All-MEAC
Gidion Sigei, Norfolk State
Raphael Kitur, Norfolk State
Brian Rotich, Norfolk State
Victor Jumo, Norfolk State
Marian Drazan, Delaware State
Devin Smith, Delaware State
Laderique McNeill, N.C. Central
Evans Pololet, Norfolk State
Jackson Waller, Morgan State
Perry Bennett, Morgan State
Davian Gray, Morgan State
Emmanuel Paddyfote, N.C. Central
Wendesen King, Howard
Corey Little, N.C. Central
Nahom Ftwi, Maryland-Eastern Shore