Kenyan runners lead confident FAMU team to MEAC meet

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  --  Wayne Angel probably won’t get much argument when he talks about having the key element in his effort to rebuild the FAMU men’s track team, with his recent addition of three distance runners from Kenya.

At least anyone who disagrees with Angel’s assessment won’t have much evidence if they look at what the Rattlers have been doing during the cross-country season. They started the season with a first-place finish at the USF Invitational, beating the likes of Miami, FAU and FIU.

They followed that up by ending every other meet with finishes no lower than fifth. But most importantly, the Rattlers are heading into this weekend’s MEAC championship with Shuaib Winters and Elias Chesire as the two best cross-country runners in the conference standings. In all, FAMU has five runners ranked in the top 15.

That’s the kind of effect that the three Kenyans — Chesire, Kevin Manrindich and Antony Kimaiyo — are having on the program, Angel said.



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