Men's Cross Country | 10/4/2016 10:57:00 AM

Cross Country Makes History by Sweeping Weekly SWAC Awards

LORMAN, Miss. – For the first time in school history, the Alcorn State University cross country programs swept the SWAC weekly honors as freshman Qaseem Wajd was named Men's Runner of the Week and sophomore Angelica Jacobs notched Women's Runner of the Week accolades, announced Tuesday.

Wajd becomes the first Brave to earn the award since Darien Hennington won Sept. 16, 2014. Jacobs was the first Lady Brave to be selected since Condrea Collins on Oct. 24, 2012.
 
A native of Orlando, Florida, Wajd posted a top-40 showing of 18:39.6 in the 5K Saturday at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede while competing against the likes of McNeese State, Texas Southern, Southern, Southeastern Louisiana, Grambling State and Northwestern State. It marked a season-best as the time broke a mark of 18:53.98, previously set Sept. 17 at LSU.
 
Wajd has tallied Alcorn's top time in two of the three meets this season.
 
Jacobs, a Houston, Texas product, continued to set the pace for the Lady Braves, as she ran a season-best 5K time of 21:05.7 Saturday. She finished in 13th-place overall and along the way, broke her previous season-best mark of 21:17.55, which was set at the LSU Invitational.
 
She has clocked in as the top finisher for the Lady Braves at all three meets this year.
 
Wajd, Jacobs and the cross country programs will be back in action when they close out the regular season Saturday, Oct. 15 at Mississippi College. The 2016 SWAC Championships is slated for Oct. 21 in Clinton, Miss.
 
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