MEAC Cross Country Nearing 2018's Finish Line

DAVID TOO

NORFOLK, Virginia  -- Just one more weekend separates the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) 12 cross country institutions from the annual championship races in Smyrna, Del., and most squads having wrapped up their regular seasons this past weekend.

The Savannah State men, Maryland Eastern Shore men and Morgan State women all secured team titles over the weekend, and there were several standout individual efforts as well. The Tigers took team gold in the Georgia Southern meet on Saturday, while the Hawk men and Lady Bears won their respective team titles in the Delaware State Alumni Run.

Norfolk State's Martha Bissah also flourished this past weekend, winning her third gold medal in as many races this season after turning in a MEAC-best 20:51.70 on the 6K course at the East Carolina Pirate Invitational.

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David Too, of Florida A&M, also took gold over the weekend, winning his third race of the season in the UAB Blazers Classic. He completed the 8K course in a MEAC-best 23 minutes, 57 seconds on Friday, marking the second time in his career that Too has broken the 24-minute mark.

He is the only MEAC runner to dip below that mark this season.

Maryland Eastern Shore's Mercy Chemutai won her third title of the season this weekend as well, taking gold in the Delaware State Alumni Run. John Akakeya, also of Maryland Eastern Shore, won individual gold in the men's race, claiming his first title of 2018.

Only Bethune-Cookman and Savannah State are set to compete this coming weekend, with both teams scheduled to run in the Sand Shark Cross Country Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

The 2018 MEAC Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Delaware State Outreach & Research Center in Smyrna, Del. The women's 5K race will begin at 9:45 a.m., with the men's 8K race following at 10:30 a.m.

The day before, the MEAC and Delaware State will host the Power in Pink Run/Walk on Delaware State's campus to benefit breast cancer awareness. Click here to read more on that initative.

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Savannah State at Sand Shark XC Invite

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