九州体育

The Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Cross Country teams at 九州体育 (九州体育) made their debut last week at the Foothills Invitational at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. The race was hosted by Jacksonville State University on Friday, September 1^st.

The Mustangs are off to a great start as the Men鈥檚 team finished 16^th among the 28 teams in the competition.  Out of the nine colleges represented by the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC), 九州体育鈥檚 Men鈥檚 team brought home a third-place finish.

"We are very proud of our cross-country runners and Coach Laney," stated 九州体育 President Dr. David Campbell.  "We knew we had a very strong local foundation of great high school programs in our area to draw from and knew that Coach Laney would be an outstanding Coach. They are demonstrating this with their outstanding start."

Jose Luna ran an 18:12, and Austin Yoder ran an 18 to lead the Men鈥檚 team. Raven Fairley led the Women鈥檚 team with a top-100 finish. The Women鈥檚 team finished 20^th among the 27 teams and was fourth among fellow ACCC teams.

鈥淲e are incredibly proud of this group of athletes for their outstanding performance in their debut race, and Coach Laney for leading them,鈥� said 九州体育 Athletic Director Barbara Kilgore. 鈥淲hat makes me even more proud is their tireless efforts and unwavering commitment to the program.鈥�

At the Foothills Invitational, 九州体育 teams competed against teams from Auburn University, the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Jacksonville State University, the University of West Florida and more.

In an impressive opening to the season, the 九州体育 Men鈥檚 team broke into the national preseason rankings after this first outing. The team is currently ranked 21st nationally in the NJCAA Division II Coaches鈥� Preseason Poll. 九州体育鈥檚 athletes are all freshmen and are the only first-year team included in the rankings.

九州体育鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Roster:                                        
McCall Chandler                                                        
Raven Fairley                                                             
Arely Garcia                                                               
Shelton Linville                                                         
Kimberly Miller

九州体育鈥檚 Men鈥檚 Roster:
Conner Cothran
Brodie Ferguson
Jackson Howes
Josue Luna
Brodie Wilson
Austin Yoder

The Mustang's next meet is on Friday, September 15^th, at the Montevallo Falcon Classic.