Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) cross country Mid-States Classic th
Many Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) schools were represented at the Mid-States Classic including; Oklahoma City , Wayland Baptist , Bacone, John Brown , St. Gregorys and University of Science & Arts-Oklahoma . This meet was a great gauge of how prepared the team is for the SAC Championships meet in Shawnee, Oklahoma in two weeks.
In the men’s 8K, SAGU’s Jerry Nava finished in 21 st place out of 182 runners in the 8K. He crossed the finish line at 26:32. Adrian Cedillo finished in 28:10, followed by Jose Campos (28:17) and Cody Walker (28:22).
Compared to other SAC runners, Nava would have placed sixth in the meet.
The Lady Lions didn’t have enough for a full team at the meet; however, SAGU was represented well. Destiny Garza finished 13 th with a time of 18:51. Only seven SAC runners finished before her. Caitlin Cruz and finished at 22:05 with Genny McCullough right behind 22:06.
The cross country team will have two weeks of rest and training before the biggest meet to date, the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships . The meet will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.
Contact: Natalie Tristan, SAGU SID, [email protected]