LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Southern University cross country teams returned to action Saturday at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede, with the Jaguars placing fifth in the men's four-mile race and the Lady Jaguars finishing fifth in the women's 5K at the Derbonne Multisports Complex.

In the men's race, sophomore Keeton Johnson paced the Jaguars, finishing 22nd overall and first for Southern with a time of 20 minutes, 13.1 seconds. Johnson averaged 5:03.3 per mile and finished just over a minute behind the race winner.
 
Freshman Simonet Malachi followed in 36th place overall with a time of 21:58.8, while junior Joesph Harris crossed the finish line in 22:40.9 to place 40th. Freshman Jaiden Martinez finished 43rd in 23:19.7, followed by freshman Caleb Gasserand in 45th at 23:32.8.
 
Carl Sonnier finished 46th in 24:33.3, while Corinthian Walker rounded out Southern's finishers in 47th with a time of 25:50.0.
 
On the women's side, senior Doreen Onchangu led Southern with a 34th-place finish, completing the 5K in 20:36.8. Onchangu averaged 6:37.7 per mile and finished as the first Southern runner across the line.
 
Sophomore Rayah Arnold finished second for the Lady Jaguars and 37th overall with a time of 21:41.4, while freshman Reneya Jimenez followed closely behind in 38th at 21:49.7.
London Harden placed 40th overall in 23:24.0, and freshman Jayla King completed Southern's scoring lineup in 41st with a time of 24:39.9.
 
UP NEXT
Southern will close out the regular season at the Nicholls XC Invitational presented by Walk-on's on October 3 at Nicholls Farm in Thibodeaux, Louisiana.
 
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