Men's Cross Country | 9/25/2024 11:46:01 AM

NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 18, 2024 — Maryland Eastern Shore sophomore Jalen Ridgeway was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Morgan State senior Abigail Fisher was named Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Ridgeway (So., Burlington, NJ) won gold in the men's 8k with a time of 27:00.4 at the Soaring Hawks Invitational. Ridgeway led the Hawks to a fourth-place finish with 77 points collectively. 

Fisher (Sr., Clarendon, Jamaica) won first place at the Soaring Hawks Invitational, leading all MEAC runners with a time of 20:03.2 in the women's 5k.  Fisher helped the Bears to a fifth-place finish of 45 points.

Other Top Performers

 

Humed Nura (Coppin State) helped Coppin State to a second-place team finish, with a personal best time of 28:28.2 in the men's 8k at the Soaring Hawks Invitational. 

Meshack Kuyo (Maryland Eastern Shore) led the Eagles with a time of 18:06.3 for a 14th place individual finish at the Adidas XC Challenge.