Florida A&M

Cross Country Preview: 2023 SWAC Championships

FAMU will play host to the 2023 SWAC Championships.

10/20/2023 10:19:00 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Monday (Oct. 23) has been circled on the calendar for months as Florida A&M welcomes 11 other league competitors to Apalachee Regional Park for the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Cross Country Championships.

The championship meet will be live streamed on the SWAC Digital Network, with the women's 5K race beginning at 9 a.m. ET and the men's 8K at 10 a.m. ET.

The Rattlers have officially competed at Apalachee Regional Park twice this season, the TCC Cross Country Invite (Sept. 8) and the FSU Invite (Sept. 29), and the latter meet captured personal records by Niya Coleman (20:04.1), Serenity Williams (20.51.9), and Alesia Douglas (21:07.4).

Coleman is one of three true freshmen on FAMU's 2023 roster and has clocked the highest finish in two of the team's last three meets.

FAMU's Fastest 5Ks This Season
Niya Coleman (20:04.1)
Sierra Barrera (20:47.0)
Serenity Williams (20.51.9)
Alesia Douglas (21:07.4)
Jourdan Garnett (21:25.1)

Florida A&M placed eighth overall at the 2022 championships and will look to improve upon that effort in its first season under the direction of Garfield Ellenwood II, FAMU's Director of Track and Cross Country.

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