FAMU wins fourth consecutive MEAC women’s cross country title

Florida A&M captured its fourth straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Cross Country championship on Saturday morning at the Delaware State University Outreach and Research Center.

The team scored 22 points to win its eighth overall MEAC title and fourth in a row. The Lady Rattlers averaged a time of 18:20.58 on the 5K course and had all five runners finish inside the top eight.

“I have never had a cross country team as strong as this one,” Head Coach Darlene Moore said. “It was a tremendous effort to have all five runners place inside the top ten and we made history today with the school’s first cross country four-peat.”

Florida A&M’s Cynthia Chelelgo was named MEAC Outstanding Performer and became the first Lady Rattler in school history to win the cross country championship after finishing first with a time of 17:49.60.

Moore was named MEAC Outstanding Coach for the women for the fourth straight year.

FAMU placed five runners in the top eight overall, with senior QuanDra Shanks (18:30.90) getting fifth; senior Effiey Kosgei (18:46.60 finishing sixth, and sophomore Fridah Limo (18:47.90) getting eighth.

Also competing for FAMU’s victorious crew were Caroline Kiplagat (19:22.50); Emmaculat Kiplagat (19:36.40); Nicole Kvitkaukas (19:39.20); Destiny Johnson (20:45.10) and April Polite (21:20.00).