TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Alcorn State University Lady Braves cross country closed out the season with two of their runners being named to the All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) First Team. Stella Kiptui and
Teresa Gallegos snagged the spots with their great performances this season. Kiptui's season led her to being awarded the SWAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Kiptui capped off her 2023 season with a first-place finish in the SWAC Cross Country Championship with a time of 18:23.1. She also had two great performances by coming in first place at the Nicholls XC Invitational with a time of 18:22.65 and second place in the Watson Collegiate XC Classic at Mississippi College with a time of 21:56.1.
Gallegos earned her place on the team with a fifth-place finish in the SWAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:56.6. Her season performances include a fourth-place finish at the Nicholls Invitational with a time of 19:26.35 and a top 20 finish at the Watson Collegiate Classic with a time of 23:53.9.
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