SMYRNA, Del. – The Norfolk State women's cross country team secured the program's third MEAC Cross Country Championship on Saturday, led by junior
Mercyline Kimaiyo.
Kimaiyo took the individual title for the second consecutive year, completing the 5k course in 18:24.9, over 20 seconds ahead of the next finisher.
All five Spartan scorers finished in the top 10 slots of the competition, going 1-5-6-8-10 to tally just 30 points total. Howard took runner-up with 49 points.
Junior
Jahmei Wyatt (19:33.5) and senior
Kara Grant (19:29.2) took fifth and the sixth, respectively, while
Dorcas Kosgei earned eighth (19:35.8).
Ludjenie Mondesir rounded out the Spartan scorers (19:44.7) by finishing 10
th.
Saturday marked the seventh time a Norfolk State student-athlete has won the women's conference race, and Kimaiyo became just the second female athlete to win the title in back-to-back years.
