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Alabama State and Prairie View repeat as SWAC Cross Country Champions
October 30, 2006
The women of Alabama State and the men of Prairie View repeated as champions as the 2006 SWAC Cross Country Championships were held at Choctaw Trails in Clinton, Mississippi on Monday, October 30, 2006.
 In the women’s race (5,000-meter run), the Lady Hornets took the top three places and five of the top 15 spots in the race. Leading the group was Jewel Wells (19:38.22) who was named Most Outstanding Performer. Second place went to Crystal Reese while Ashley Hawkins took third. Jemu Zarzar of Jackson State (19:50.72) and Neia Richard of Grambling State (19:57.14) rounded out the top five. Zarzar was named Women’s Outstanding Freshman for the event.
In the team standings, the Lady Hornets finished with a score of 27 points. The Grambling State Lady Tigers were second with a mark of 51 points while the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lady Lions took third with a tally of 86 points.
In the men’s race (8-000-meter run), Kerone Fairweather was the event’s Most Outstanding Performer with a time of 26.49.26. In repeat performances from last season, Prairie View A&M’s Alonzo Thomas (26:56.70) and Matthew Jones (26:58.17) finished second and third, respectively. Ashton Brown of Prairie View finished fourth with a time of 27:12.75 while Alabama State’s Robert Lee Gunn was fifth with a mark of 27:22.19. The Men’s Outstanding Freshman Award went to Michael Berry of Alabama State (27:36.48).
On the men’s team competition, Prairie View A&M finished with a point total of 46 points. Grambling State finished second garnering 49 points while Jackson State tallied 61 points for third place.
Women’s Team Results
1 Alabama State 27 1 2 3 9 12 26 32
Average: 20:00.85
2 Grambling State University 51 5 7 10 13 16 19 23
Average: 20:29.22
3 Arkansas Pine Bluff 86 6 8 14 22 36 43 44
Average: 21:03.09
4 Jackson State 93 4 17 21 24 27 37 49
Average: 21:14.83
5 Southern University 141 11 20 31 33 46 50 57
Average: 21:53.44
6 Prairie View A&M 153 18 28 34 35 38 42 45
Average: 22:07.16
7 Mississippi Valley 182 15 29 39 48 51 52 54
Average: 22:44.76
8 Alabama A&M 201 25 30 41 47 58 62
Average: 23:24.84
9 Alcorn State 263 40 53 55 56 59 60 61
Average: 25:11.13
Men’s Team Results
1 Prairie View A&M 46 2 3 4 14 23 26 30
Average: 27:40.90
2 Grambling State University 49 1 7 10 15 16 17 21
Average: 27:44.62
3 Jackson State 61 6 11 12 13 19 22 33
Average: 28:02.77
4 Alabama State 85 5 8 9 25 38 39 42
Average: 28:51.45
5 Mississippi Valley 128 18 20 27 31 32 35 40
Average: 29:23.88
6 Alcorn State 173 28 29 36 37 43 45 49
Average: 31:23.11
7 Southern University 189 24 34 41 44 46 47 48
Average: 32:12.71
Women’s All-SWAC First Team
1 Wells, Jewel Alabama State 6:19.3 19:38.22 1
2 Reese, Crystal Alabama State 6:21.1 19:43.97 2
3 Hawkins, Ashley Alabama State 6:21.7 19:45.66 3
4 Zarzar, Jemu Jackson State 6:23.3 19:50.72 4
5 Richard, Neia Grambling State 6:25.4 19:57.14 5
Women’s All-SWAC Second Team
6 Bolden, Ashley Arkansas Pine Bluff 6:26.2 19:59.74 6
7 Orido, Electine Grambling State 6:33.1 20:21.06 7
8 Padilla, Theresa Arkansas Pine Bluff 6:33.3 20:21.72 8
9 Henry, Tevy Alabama State 6:34.1 20:24.38 9
10 Anderson, Sha'tina Grambling State 6:35.4 20:28.20 10
Men’s All-SWAC First Team
1 Fairweather, Kerone Grambling State 5:23.8 26:49.26 1
2 Thomas, Alonzo Prairie View A&M 5:25.3 26:56.70 2
3 Jones, Matthew Prairie View A&M 5:25.6 26:58.17 3
4 Brown, Ashton Prairie View A&M 5:28.5 27:12.75 4
5 Gunn, Robert Lee Alabama State 5:30.4 27:22.19 5
Men’s All-SWAC Second Team
6 Irby, Courtney Jackson State 5:31.9 27:29.49 6
7 Sims, Winston Grambling State 5:33.2 27:35.95 7
8 Berry, Michael Alabama State 5:33.3 27:36.48 8
9 Pope, Marquis Alabama State 5:33.8 27:38.94 9
10 Chepkwony, Abdi Grambling State 5:34.1 27:40.71 10
Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Team
Adrienne Smith (Jackson State ) 3.88 GPA
Erin Finlay (Jackson State) 3.84 GPA
Joviann Thompson (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) 3.82 GPA
Viktoria Manuel (Prairie View A&M) 3.80 GPA
Loretta Smith (Alcorn State) 3.67 GPA
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Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team
Kevin Itima (Jackson State) 4.00 GPA
Raphael Njuguna (Jackson State) 4.00 GPA
Cecil Shy (Prairie View A&M) 3.82 GPA
Samuel Karanja (Mississippi Valley) 3.60 GPA
Terron Daniels (Grambling State) 3.58 GPA |
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