BATON ROUGE, La. — Southern University cross country returns to action Saturday when the Jaguars and Lady Jaguars compete in the eighth annual Nicholls XC Invitational at Nicholls Farm in Thibodaux, Louisiana, on October 3.
 
Southern enters the meet following a strong performance at the Cowboy Stampede, highlighted by a record-setting effort from sophomore Keeton Johnson and a standout performance from freshman Malachi Simonet.
 
Johnson led the Jaguars at the Cowboy Stampede, placing 22nd overall and first among Southern runners with a time of 20 minutes, 13.1 seconds. His performance marked the fastest four-mile time by a Southern runner in 20 years.
 
Simonet continued his impressive freshman campaign by finishing 36th overall in 21:58.8. The Lake Charles, Louisiana, native was later named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week following his performance.
 
Junior Joseph Harris placed 40th overall with a time of 22:40.9, while freshman Jaiden Martinez finished 43rd in 23:19.7. Freshman Caleb Gasserand rounded out Southern's top five, crossing the finish line in 23:32.8 to place 45th.
 
On the women's side, senior Doreen Onchangu paced the Lady Jaguars at the Cowboy Stampede, finishing 34th overall in the 5K with a time of 20:36.8.
 
Sophomore Rayah Arnold followed in 37th place overall at 21:41.4, while freshman Reneya Jimenez finished just behind her in 38th with a time of 21:49.7.
 
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