Rotich Leads Spartans to Seventh Place Finish at Panorama Farms Invite

EARLYSVILLE, Va. --- Senior Brian Rotich clocked a season-best time of 23:55:50 to place 23rd in the 8k, leading the Norfolk State men's cross-country team to a seventh-place finish at the Panorama Farms Invite Saturday morning. The Spartans placed 23-32-50-57-152-183 for 234 points. Wake Forest won the meet with 38 points. The event featured 18 teams that included three ranked schools (No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 21 Virginia, and DII No.1 Wingate) Gidion Sigei posted a time of 24:06.40, placing 32nd while Raphael Kitur placed 50th (24:20.60). Senior Victor Jumo took 45th place (24:24.50), while sophomore Basil Koech rounded out...