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Personal bests shine at JSU Foothills Invite

October 9, 2019 Sports

(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) The Troy cross country team saw a top-five men’s finish led by several personal bests at the annual JSU Foothills Invite. Personal bests powered the men’s cross-country team to a fourth-place finished while the women’s team placed third in the 14thannual JSU Foothills Invitational Saturday morning at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. Macki Walsh led the women’s side with an eighth-place finish in 18:18.60, a 5K personal record. A Trojan trio in Tanner Guest, Cadi Rowe and Caroline Sall finished 14th, 15thand 16th, respectively, to round Troy’s top…

Cross Country takes second, falls to South

September 11, 2019 Sports

(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) Senior Bradley Dixon led the Trojans with his fifth place finish and a time of 16:7.7. Dixon’s performance was followed by Silas Franklin, Blake Vaughn and James Brake, who took spots eight through 10. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy men’s and women’s cross country teams brought home second place at the Azalea City Classic at the Brookley Field Golf Course Friday evening. The Trojans raced against Lawson State, Mobile and South Alabama. After a second-place finish in the JSU Struts Season Opener last Friday, Head…

Cross Country hits the ground running

September 4, 2019 Sports

(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) A pack of Troy runners competes at the Azalea City Classic last season. The Troy cross country team preps for the Classic once again on Friday, Sept. 6 in Mobile. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy women’s cross-country team finished second while the men finished fifth at the JSU Struts Season Opener to kick off the 2019 season on Friday. The women took off on their 4k trek to kick start the race. Freshman Cadi Rowe paced the Trojans who finished second in 14:45:90. Caroline Sall…

Cross-country takes top 10 at JSU

October 4, 2018October 3, 2018 Sports

KeyShon Taggart Staff Writer The Troy cross-country team competed Sept. 29 at the JSU Foothills Invitational. The men and women placed sixth and eighth overall in their respective fields at the Choccolocco Sports Complex. The women tallied 208 points during the day, coming up a couple of points shy of seventh place, while the men tallied 160 points. After a strong showing at their last event, finishing second in the men and women’s divisions at the Azalea City Classic and Brackin Stewart winning the Sun Belt Men’s Runner of the…

Cross country takes second at USA’s Azalea City Classic

September 13, 2018September 12, 2018 Sports

Jalen Thomas Contributor The Troy Men’s and Women’s cross-country teams both placed second at the Azalea City Classic on Friday in Mobile. The men’s team tallied 42 points during the meet, placing them behind South Alabama, the host and winner, while the women’s teams collected 44 points, placing them behind the Jags as well. The eight-kilometer race was won by senior Brackin Stewart with a time of 26:32.9. Stewart’s finish was sixteen seconds faster than the second-place finisher. The race was Stewart’s second individual victory of the year. Senior Sawyer…