Men's Cross Country 10/29/2021 1:38:00 PM MSU Athletics Communications

Men’s Cross Country Finishes Fifth At MEAC Championships

Waller and Jackson named to All-MEAC Team

Results

CARY, N.C., Oct. 29, 2021 – Morgan State's men's cross country team finished in 5th place out of eight teams at the 2021Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Cross Country championship on Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park.

Morgan State finished with a total of 114 points in the 8k event and had a total time of 2:22:09.

Norfolk State defended their 2019 title and won their 14^th title overall. The Spartans totaled 38 points, while Howard was second with 54 points. Rounding out the rest of the team standings were Delaware State (62), North Carolina Central (97), Morgan State (114), Maryland Eastern Shore (156), Coppin State (181) and South Carolina State (184).

Spartans coach Kenneth Giles was named the meet's Outstanding Coach.

The Spartans' Evans Cheruiyot won the men's individual title and was named Outstanding Performer after running a season-best 25:11.0 over the 8K course. 2019 individual champion Meshack Kipchirchir came in second with a 25:52.5 and Isa Suleiman was third with a 26:14.3.

Howard rounded out the top five, with Gavin Williams (26:20.4) and Ayoade Adebiyi (26:23.0) finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.

Delaware State's Albert Norman ran a 26:37.1 to finish sixth, and Lelei Too gave the Spartans four finishers in the top seven with a 26:46.3.

Morgan State was led by freshman Jackson Waller, who was the first Bear to cross the finish line in a time of 27:00.9 to place 12th, followed by sophomore Justin Alston (27:21.5) in 15th. The pair each recorded personal best times.

Devion Bryant placed 23rd (28:24.7), Nasir Wallace came in 29th in a time of 29:18.2 and Keon Witherspoon finished 35th in a time of 30:11.0. Brandon Jones placed 37th with a time of 30:13.3. Tarique Gooden (32:22.7) and Kobe-Jordan Rhooms (33:19.8) placed 45th and 48th, respectively.

The top 15 finishers were named All-MEAC.

Outstanding Performer: Evans Cheruiyot, Norfolk State
Outstanding Coach: Kenneth Giles, Norfolk State

ALL-MEAC
Evans Cheruiyot, Norfolk State
Meshack Kipchirchir, Norfolk State
Isa Suleiman, Norfolk State
Gavin Williams, Howard
Ayoade Adebiyi, Howard
Albert Norman, Delaware State
Lelei Too, Norfolk State
Devin Smith, Delaware State
Jose Rivera-Yetter, Delaware State
Amadou Ba, Coppin State
Tafari Stephenson, Howard
Jackson Waller, Morgan State
Ashton Drake, North Carolina Central
Julian Lawson, Howard
Justin Alston, Morgan State

TEAM RESULTS
1. Norfolk State, 38 pts | 2:12:41
2. Howard, 54 pts | 2:14:54
3. Delaware State, 62 pts | 2:16:05
4. N.C. Central, 97 pts | 2:19:25
5. Morgan State, 114 pts | 2:22:09
6. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 156 pts | 2:28:22
7. Coppin State, 181 pts | 2:35:07
8. South Carolina State, 184 pts | 2:37:11

MEACsports.com contributed to this release.

About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.

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Players Mentioned

Justin Alston: Freshman

Justin Alston: Sophomore

Devion Bryant: Sophomore

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms: Graduate Student

Tarique Gooden: Sophomore

Nasir Wallace: Freshman

Jackson Waller: Freshman

Keon Witherspoon: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Justin Alston
: Freshman

Justin Alston
: Sophomore

Devion Bryant
: Sophomore

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms
: Graduate Student

Tarique Gooden
: Sophomore

Nasir Wallace
: Freshman

Jackson Waller
: Freshman

Keon Witherspoon
: Freshman