Morehouse Men, Fort Valley Women win SIAC Cross Country Titles

Albany, GA - The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(SIAC) held its annual Cross Country Championships in Albany, Georgia Thursday (Oct. 26). In men's action, the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College won the men's championship with 15 points, Albany State's Golden Rams finished in second place with 67 points, and the Wildcats of Fort Valley State finished in third place with 83 points. Morehouse College swept the first six places led by Christophe Irumva who finished the five kilometer course with a time of 27:24.00.

Fort Valley State's Lady Wildcats claimed the women's championship, finishing in first place with 26 points. The Lady Rams of Albany State came in second place with 46 points while the Lady Panthers of Clark Atlanta University finished in third place with 74 points. Vernika Reeves of Fort Valley State broke the tape first, finishing the three kilometer course with a time of 21:40.00. This was the first SIAC cross country title won by the Lady Wildcats.

Morehouse's Willie Hill was named as the men's Coach of the Year, and Darlene Moore of Fort Valley State was named as the women's Coach of the Year.

SIAC MEN'S 2000 CROSS COUNTRY ALL CONFERENCE TEAM

Name	School
Chirstophe Irumva	Morehouse College
Horace Steele	Morehouse College
Wilson Koros	Morehouse College
Saare Abera	Morehouse College
Gary Alman	Morehouse College
Momodo Drammeh	Morehouse College
Marcus Powell	Albany State University
Jansen McMillian	Morehouse College
Kirkwood Russell	Clark Atlanta
George Evans	Albany State University

SIAC WOMEN'S 2000 CROSS COUNTRY ALL CONFERENCE TEAM

Name	School
Vernika Reeves	Fort Valley State University
Karen Lumpkin	Albany State University
Monica Williams	Albany State University
Janelle Hamilton	Fort Valley State University
Latosha Rogers	Fort Valley State University
Amber Spratling	Clark Atlanta University
Jennifer McGahee	Fort Valley State University
Shameka Slemone	Kentucky State University
Margo Mincey	Fort Valley State University
Yvonne Mullen	Fort Valley State University

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