Bison Men Finish Third; Giovani, Harrison and Rono Named All MEAC
Princess Anne, MD—October 29--Mowatt Giovani, Aaron Harrison and Elly Rono were all named to the 2011 All MEAC Cross Country team after their combined efforts helped Howard capture third place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference cross country championship this past Saturday at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Bison finished with 76 points to finish behind second place Florida A&M (54), and 2011 champion, Norfolk State (30). It was Howard's highest finish since 2007 when it also finished third.
Giovani, a freshman from Jamaica, finished seventh, clocking in at a time of 26:26.57. Harrison, a sophomore from Chesapeake, VA, placed ninth with a time of 26:35.40 and Rono, a sophomore from Kenya, timed at 27:16.94, good for 15th place. The first 15 finishers are automatically named All MEAC.
Men's All-MEAC Team (Top 15 Finishes)
1. Josef Tessema, Norfolk State 25:24.73
2. Shuaib Winters, Florida A&M 25:35.93
3. Basil Melek, Maryland Eastern Shore 25:44.60
4. Elias Chesire, Florida A&M 25:58.23
5. Natnael Meseret, Norfolk State 26:22.49
6. Vincent Rono, Norfolk State 26:25.75
7. Mowatt Giovani, Howard 26:26.57
8. Amos Kipkosegei, Norfolk State 26:32.47
9. Aaron Harrison, Howard 26:35.40
10. Philemon Kimutai, Norfolk State 26:48.55
11. Lamere Buchanan, Florida A&M 26:55.95
12. Christian Smooth, Morgan State 26:56.35
13. Damtew Adnew, Norfolk State 27:07.19
14. Zavior Brown, Maryland Eastern Shore 27:16.35
15. Elly Rono, Howard 27:16.94
Men's Team Results
1. Norfolk State 30
2. Florida A&M 54
3. Howard 76
4. Maryland Eastern Shore 142
5. North Carolina A&T 167
6. South Carolina State 187
7. Morgan State 207
8. Hampton 216
9. Delaware State 230
10. Bethune-Cookman 242
11. Coppin State 245
12. Savannah State 251
13. North Carolina Central 363