CARY, NC โ Howard University and Norfolk State University claimed team titles at the 2026 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Howard secured its second consecutive womenโs championship, placing five runners among the top seven finishers to total 23 points. The victory marked the programโs first back-to-back conference titles since 2002 and 2003. Norfolk State finished second, followed by Delaware State in third.
In the menโs competition, Norfolk State captured its seventh consecutive MEAC championship, matching the programโs streak from 2000 through 2006. The Spartans finished with 35 points, ahead of Delaware State with 62 and Maryland Eastern Shore with 87.
Norfolk Stateโs Veronica Jesang earned the womenโs individual championship in the 5K race and received Most Outstanding Runner honors. North Carolina Centralโs Aaron Alukunyang won the menโs 8K in 23:44.8, finishing approximately 13 seconds ahead of Norfolk Stateโs Clinton Kipruto. Alukunyangโs victory completed an undefeated five-race season and made him the second NCCU menโs runner to win a MEAC cross country title.
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