Texans Dominate SPC/Subway Cross Country Festival

LEVELLAND - The South Plains College Texans placed four runners in the top 10 and cruised to a 10-point victory at the SPC/Subway Cross Country Festival Saturday morning. Tallam Kipruto took the individual championship, completing the 8,000-meter course in 23:55.00, outdistancing second place by 14 seconds.

Anthony Pequeno was the second Texan across the line, finishing fourth overall in 24:25.66, followed by Mitchell Driver (24:29.86) in sixth place. Robert Castanon (25:10.21) was eighth and Tomilee Lloyd (25:47.25) rounded out the Texan top five with a 16^th place finish. Also competing for the Texans were Marcelis Lynch (26:39.13) and Josh Harris (28:43.97) who finished 25^th and 36^th, respectively.

The Lady Texans, led by Lisa Forsberg, finished second in the overall team standings with 63-points. Forsberg finished second overall in the race, completing the 5,000-meter course in 17:51.55. Kadian Dunkley (18:40.60), SPC's second finisher, crossed the line in tenth place, followed by Crystal Dickinson (18:56.53) and Shayla Contreras (18:59.68) in 15^th and 16^th. Paulina Wilson (20:21.56) rounded out the scoring for the Lady Texans with a 27^th place finish. Paulina Engfoors (20:46.60) and Shakeeri Cole also competed for SPC, finishing 33^rd and 37^th.

The Texans and Lady Texans will travel to San Angelo on Tuesday, October 13^th to compete in the Angelo State Cross Country Classic.