TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Tigers wrapped up the cross country season at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championships on Monday afternoon, with multiple personal bests and a second-place finish by Godfrey Kimutai.

Kimutai, a standout freshman, shined as he finished second in the men's 8k with a time of 25:45.7, leading the men's team to a fourth-place finish. Following him was Malvin Boen, who recorded a time of 28:30.8 to round off the top 20. Ber'Narjay Jackson, Fabian Campbell, and Dominic Turner all suited up for their final cross country contests of their collegiate careers, placing 37th, 43rd, and 55th, respectively. Derick Eskridge also finished in the top 50.

The women's team was led by freshman Lorine Jelagat, who cracked the top 25 with a time of 20:49.8 in the 8k. Joan Koech followed behind her with a 28th-place finish. The Lady Tigers' trio of Kaylin Jackson, Stephy Venuti, and Karina Griffin finished together, taking the 35th, 36th, and 37th spots. Seniors Amara Hawkins-Quinones and Xhamani Thompson rounded off the Jackson State runners in their collegiate races for cross country. The Lady Tigers came in sixth place as a team.

MEN'S TEAM SCORES
1) Bethune-Cookman - 58; 2) Texas Southern - 66; 3) Prairie View - 68; 4) Jackson State - 151; 5) Alabama A&M - 165; 6) Southern - 176; 7) Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 181; 8) Alcorn State -185; 9) Alabama State - 202; 10) Mississippi Valley - 207; 11) Grambling

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1) Andrew Kiplagat (Bethune-Cookman) 24:48.7; 2) Godfrey Kimutai (Jackson State) 25:45.7; 3) Victor Kibet (Bethune-Cookman) 26:00.8; 4) Duncan Koima (Mississippi Valley) 26:20.9; 5) Thierry Garcon (Prairie View) - 26:30.1; 6) Manuel Garza (Texas Southern) 26:32.0; 7) Keeton Johnson (Southern) 26:36.9; 8) Skylar Hundall (Grambling) 27:04.5; 9) Majet Bethely (Bethune-Cookman) 27:24.8; 10) Noah Green (Prairie View) 27:31.5

JACKSON STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2) Godfrey Kimutai - 25:45.7; 20) Malvin Boen - 28:30.8; 37) Ber'Narjay Jackson 30:38.4; 43) Fabian Campebll - 31:02.6; 50) Derrick Eskridge - 31:35.5; 55) Dominic Turner - 32:07.1

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES
1) Alabama State - 45; 2) Alabama A&M - 50; 3) Texas Southern - 65; 4) Prairie View - 99; 5) Southern - 134; 6) Jackson State - 151; 7) Bethune-Cookman - 182; 8) Alcorn State - 208; 9) Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 208; 10) Mississippi Valley - 274; 11) Grambling

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1) Alyvia Brown (Texas Southern) 18:17.8; 2) Aliyah WIlliams (Alabama State) 18:22.1; 3) Ann Badawi (Alabama State) 18:23.9; 4) Laura Avila (Alabama A&M) 18:46.7; 5) Doreen Onchangu (Southern) 19:00.3; 6) Sanyae Gibson (Alabama A&M) 19:04.9; 7) Tara Bert (Florida A&M) 19:10.1; 8) Brianna Samuels (Alabama A&M) 19:11.5; 9) Shone Walter (Alabama State) 19:21.7; 10) Stacy Guerrero (Texas Southern) 19:23.6

JACKSON STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
25) Lorine Jelagat - 20:49.8; 28) Joan Koech - 20:56.2; 35) Kaylin Jackson - 21:43.7; 36) Stephy Venuti - 21:45.6; 37) Karina Griffin - 21:45.6; 40) Amara Hawkins-Quinones - 22:05.6; 51) Xhamani Thompson - 23:13.7

MEET NOTES
- Kimutai finished third or better in every meet this season
- Venuti, Griffin, Thompson, and Koech all recorded new personal bests
- Both teams improved from last year's placements with the men going from fifth place last year to fourth place this year. The women jumped up from ninth place in 2024 to sixth place this season. 

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