Women's Cross Country | 11/2/2024 2:34:40 PM
SMYRNA, Del., Nov. 2, 2024 – Norfolk State claimed their second consecutive title, and fifth overall, with five runners in the top 10 to win the 2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Cross Country Championship title at the Delaware State Outreach and Research Center.
FINAL RESULTS
Howard’s Joslyn Crosby was named Outstanding Performer after winning the individual gold with a record-breaking time of 17:15.1. The finishing time is 1:10 faster than the 2023 fastest runner. Fellow Bison Mira Martin placed fourth with an 18:12.2 time.
Kenneth Giles was named the meet’s Women’s Outstanding Coach as the Spartans collected 25 total team points.
Norfolk State’s Mercyline Kimaiyo and Yvonne Sandui finished second and third, while teammate Leanna Lewis placed fifth. Kimaiyo ran a 17:24.5 time, while Sandui crossed the finish line with a 17:42.1 mark.
Sonia Koech and Abigael Chebet finished sixth (18:26.6) and ninth (18:47.7) respectively aiding in the Spartans championship win.
Joining Crosby in the top-ten for Howard were Camille Egbula with a seventh-place finish (18:34.7) and Chloe Poindexter (18:51.0) who crossed the finish line tenth.
Maryland Eastern Shore’s Rebecca Jepngtich was eighth, running an 18:46.7 time.
Norfolk State finished with 25 points as a team. Howard had 39 points to finish second, while N.C. Central came in third with 91 points.
The top 15 finishers were named All-MEAC.
Outstanding Performer: Joslyn Crosby, Howard
Outstanding Coach: Kenneth Giles, Norfolk State
All-MEAC
Joslyn Crosby - Howard
Mercyline Kimaiyo - Norfolk State
Yvonne Sandui – Norfolk State
Mira Martin, Howard
Leanna Lewis – Norfolk State
Sonia Koech – Norfolk State
Camille Egbula - Howard
Rebecca Jepngtich – Maryland Eastern Shore
Abigael Chebet – Norfolk State
Chloe Poindexter – Howard
Kayla Johnson – North Carolina Central
Laila Jackson – North Carolina Central
Emani Thompson – Norfolk State
Abigail Fisher – Morgan State
Ashley Lagat – Delaware State