SMYRNA, Del. – Florida A&M broke a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) record with its fifth straight Women’s Cross Country championship on Saturday morning at the Delaware State University Outreach and Research Center.2016 MEAC Women's Cross Country Champions
Florida A&M University
Florida A&M scored 53 points to win its ninth overall MEAC title and a MEAC-record fifthh in a row. The Lady Rattlers averaged a time of 18:52.52 on the 5K course and had all four runners finish inside the top 15.
“Last year we won our fourth in a row and set a FAMU record,” Lady Rattlers head coach Darlene Moore said. “In order to keep the kids from being complacent, we set the goal to go out there and set a MEAC record.”
Florida A&M’s Judith Kibii was named Outstanding Performer, and became the second Lady Rattler in school history to win the cross country championship after finishing first with a time of 18:02.60.
Coach Moore, of Florida A&M, was named Outstanding coach for the women for the fifth straight year.
Second-place honors went to Maryland Eastern Shore with 60 total points. Hampton (93), Bethune-Cookman (105) and Norfolk State (115) completed the top-five team finishes.
2016 MEAC Women’s Cross Country Championships Team Results
Team | Points |
1. Florida A&M | 53 |
2. Maryland Eastern Shore | 60 |
3. Hampton | 93 |
4. Bethune-Cookman | 105 |
5. Norfolk State | 115 |
6. North Carolina A&T State | 126 |
7. Morgan State | 166 |
T8. Howard | 244 |
T8. South Carolina State | 244 |
10. Coppin State | 251 |
11. Delaware State | 299 |
12. North Carolina Central | 314 |
13. Savannah State | 383 |
2016 MEAC Women’s All-Conference Team
(Top-15 finishers)
Name | Team | Time |
1. Judith Kibii | Florida A&M | 18:02.60 |
2. Jennaya Hield | Maryland Eastern Shore | 18:12.21 |
3. Deja Davis | Bethune-Cookman | 18:21.95 |
4. Marketa Marcanikova | South Carolina State | 18:31.43 |
5. Sharon Jerop | Maryland Eastern Shore | 18:34.24 |
6. Candice Higgins | Norfolk State | 18:38.79 |
7. Pollyanna Velasco | Hampton | 18:44.96 |
8. Nyajock Pan | Bethune-Cookman | 18:49.12 |
9. Emmax Kiplagat | Florida A&M | 18:52.59 |
10. Neus Quinonero | Maryland Eastern Shore | 18:58.50 |
11. Silvia Guerra | Maryland Eastern Shore | 19:00.60 |
12. Karen Escobedo | Morgan State | 19:01.62 |
13. Fridah Limo | Florida A&M | 19:05.85 |
14. Caroline Kiplagat | Florida A&M | 19:08.28 |
15. G’Jasmine Butler | North Carolina A&T State | 19:09.46 |