BATON ROUGE, La. — The Southern University men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship on Tuesday at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.
 
Last season, Keeton Johnson and Doreen Onchangu led the way for the Jaguars, earning All-SWAC recognition. Both runners return this season looking to build on their previous performances and finish the year strong at the conference championship.
 
The men will open the championship with the 8K race at 7 a.m., followed by the women's 5K at 8 a.m.
 
Throughout the season, the men have competed in the four-mile distance twice, while the women have run two 5K races. Both teams competed at the Nicholls XC Invitational and the McNeese Cowboy Stampede.
 
Johnson recorded the fastest four-mile time of his career at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede, finishing in 20:13.1, the fastest four-mile performance by a Southern runner in nearly 20 years. Malachi Simonet also recorded his season-best time at the meet, crossing the finish line in 21:58.8. Caleb Gasserand finished in 23:32.8, while Corinthian Walker posted a time of 25:50.0.
 
Jaiden Martinez and Carl Sonnier recorded their fastest four-mile times of the season at the Nicholls XC Invitational, finishing in 23:16.1 and 23:19.1, respectively.
 
On the women's side, Onchangu, Rayah Arnold, Reneya Jimenez, London Harden and Jayla King all recorded their season-best 5K times at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede. Onchangu led the Lady Jaguars with a time of 20:36.8, followed by Arnold in 21:41.4.
 
Freshman Jimenez crossed the finish line in 21:49.7, while Harden finished in 23:24.0 and King posted a time of 24:39.9.
 
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