Women's Cross Country | 10/30/2016 6:07:00 PM
DOVER, Del. – Coppin State's women's cross country team placed tenth overall at the 2016 MEAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29
th at the Delaware State Outreach & Research Center. The Eagles top finisher was freshman
Tatiana Ogundeko crossing the finish line 27
th overall.
Coppin State finished with 251 total team points and had runners place 27
th, 43
rd, 44
th, 65
th, 72
nd, and 76
th. Florida A&M broke a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with its fifth straight Women's Cross Country championship. 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.
Ogundeko's time of 20:14.64 was her second fastest time of the season. In all six meets of the 2016 season Ogundeko has been the top Eagle finisher.
The next CSU finisher was freshman
Cionne Gourrier coming in 43
rd place with a time of 20:57.73. This was her second fastest time on the 5k course this season as she wraps up a strong rookie season for the Eagles. Sophomore
Lunnise Gibson ran a season-fastest time of 21:01.7 following Gourrier placing 44
th.
Freshman Erielle Wallace (23:15.51) finished 65
th overall, while senior
Alexis Marsh (24:19.15) was 72
th and junior
Breana Hagwood (24:54.47) was 76
th overall.
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.
2016 MEAC Women's 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 |
