The Prairie View men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Jackson, Miss., Oct. 29 for the SWAC cross country championships. The teams performed their best, but came up short of bringing home the hardware. The ladies finished fifth on the five-kilometer run with the time a 1:45:38. The men finished second in the eight-kilometer run with a time of 2:16:05.
Second-generation Prairie View cross country runner Cecil Shy said, “We did very well, everybody ran their best time. That’s all you can ask for, that everyone perform their best.” Third to cross the finish line, but first to cross for Prairie View was Alonzo Thomas. Matthew Jones followed close behind finishing sixth, with Ashton Brown finishing seventh, and Roland DeJean finishing ninth.
On the women’s side, Viktoria Manuel finished first for the Lady Panthers, but 17th in competition; directly behind her was Dominique Martin. Victoria Cantu finished 21st, and Claribel Quiroz finished 22nd.
The teams represented Prairie View to the best of their ability. Overall, the season has been full of progress and achievement.