TALLAHASSEE, Fla.| The Jackson State University men's cross country team is the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men's Cross Country Champions after an elite performance at the championship meet Monday morning in Florida.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-Jackson State placed three runners in the top five of the event starting with the first-place finisher, Tyler Duncan (25:39.9)

-Jallah Galimah came in second place with a time of 25:47.1

-Marquentin Barnes followed in fourth place finishing with a time of 26:01.9

-Coming in with a time of 27:21.1 in 16th place was Brian Koringo

-Raekwon Hopkins came in 20th for the Tigers with a time of 27:39.5, followed by Jeremiah Hudson (28:20.0)

-Jackson Taylor (29:59.9) and Caleb Crutcher (30:19.4) completed the race right behind each other

-Jackson State finished 1st overall, followed by Texas Southern (2nd), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3rd), Bethune-Cookman (4th) and Southern University (5th) 

-This 2022 SWAC victory marks the second consecutive championship title and the third title for JSU in the past five years.

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