Collegiate cross country teams excel at Old Glory Gallop

Collegiate cross country teams from Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) and the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) achieved significant results at the Old Glory Gallop in Fort Worth, Texas.

SWOSU runners recorded a season-best team time of 1:41:50, placing 30th among 43 scoring teams. Brooke Carter led the Bulldogs with a personal-best time of 19:14, followed by Daisha Christian, Canon Russell, Anna Holt, and Emily Nelson. The team improved its combined time by 2:25 compared to their previous race at the Chile Pepper Festival.

At the same event, UTD athletes broke two individual school records. Alex Bozhilov set a new men's 8K record with a time of 23:34.03, while Joan Jerono established a new women's 5K mark at 17:56.14. The UTD women's team placed 14th out of 43 teams, and the men's team finished 19th.