NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In their first mid-season challenge the Alabama State University Cross Country teams competed strong at the 2014 Commodore Classic highlighted by several personal best times from both the male and female programs.
“We really enjoyed this meet,” Head Coach Ritchie Beene said. “We as a staff felt that both teams responded well against some great competition at this meet with several of our athletes running personal best times and improving on their times from last week.”
In the women’s race Paige Rankine led the way for Alabama State with an impressive 23rd overall finish crossing the line in a time of 17:45. Artrailia Lesane was next for the Hornets breaking the 19 minute barrier finishing in a time of 18:15. Shantia Wilson also broke mark crossing in the line in 18:58.99.
Tatiana Etienne (19:28), Kimberly Wedderburn (19:43), Sade Lavallias (19:59), Brandee Ebert (20:04) and Santina Williams (20:14) completed the day for the Lady Hornets who competed in their first 5k race of the season.
In the men’s race Andrew Coicou led the way for ASU with a time of 27:46 in his first 8K race of the season. He was followed closely by teammates Bryont Brown in a time of 27:56 and Tyree Newton in 27:58.
Greg Thigpen (29:17), Teven Avant (29:37), Christian Jones (30:32), and Jordan Agee (30:46) rounded out the field for the Hornets as they each had a strong showing at the meet.
ASU will be off for a few weeks as they prepare for their next meet, the HBCU Classic in Cary, N.C., on October 4th.
“We expect go back and take these few weeks to focus on our training so we can improve on our times heading into the second half of our season,” said Beene.
