Aniecia Brewster
Staff Writer
After two hard weeks of training, Jackson State takes all their hard training to Mississippi Choctaw Trails for their first cross country meet. On the women side the ladies competed in a 4K race and the men competed in a 5K race. Jackson State competed against six other collegiate teams but Grambling and Southern were the only teams to also represent the SWAC conference.
On Friday, September 4th, the ladies stepped up to the line to start the race at a big push to starting off the cross country season right. Jackson State took the lead for the beginning of the race. Mississippi Choctaw Trails is a place where athletes get the best of the best to be great.
Jackson State Head Coach Mark Throne, Assistant Coach Jonathan Harris, and Assistant Coach Chapin Payne was at every opening of the 4k (2.49 miles) to cheer the ladies on and 5K (3.11 miles) for the fellas to make sure they kept pushing themselves all the way to the finish line. Running while the sun was still shining bright had the athletes sweating hard but they continued to push the whole race.
Jackson State women’s cross country team finished 5th overall and the men’s cross country team finished 4th overall to wrap up the first cross country meet of the 2015 season. Every athlete who competed in the Mississippi Choctaw Opener gave it a great race.
Jackson State will compete in six more cross country meets to prepare themselves for the SWAC Championship for cross country in late October. Next meet for the Jackson State men and women’s team will be held on September 19th at the Mook Invitational (LA Tech) in Ruston, LA.
Jackson State cross country men and women’s have started on a good note and plan on finishing top three for the men’s and women’s cross country team at the SWAC Championship in late October.
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