Lady Bears Finish 5th at MEAC Cross-Country Championships

Lady Bears Finish 5th at MEAC Cross-Country Championships

The Morgan State University Lady Bear Cross-Country squad completed their season with a 5th place finish at the MEAC Cross-Country Championships in Greensboro, NC on Saturday morning.

The Howard University Bison won the championships, finishing the event with 32 points.  The Bison were followed by; Hampton (41 points), Norfolk State (78), MD-Eastern Shore (107 points), MSU (189 points), N.C. A&T (200 points), Bethune-Cookman (204 points), Delaware State (216 points), Coppin State (222 points) and South Carolina State (265 points).

Florida A&M did not compete in the championships.

The top female finisher in the meet was Tasha Harris of Howard University.  She broke the tape in a time of 18:47.

The top female finisher for Morgan State was Nichelle Gibbs (St. Thomas, V.I./Eleanor Roosevelt HS) who finished the course in 16th place in a time of 20:17.

The other Lady Bear finishers include;

Name                                Time                          Place

Kady Joseph                     21:18                        33rd

Mariama Gondo                22:03                         39th

Rhonda August                 22:18                         43rd

Angel Chinn                      24:09                         58th

Shauna Walker                 27:26                         69th

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