Cross Country Places Fourth at SSAC Championships

The Brenau cross country team finished fourth at the Southern States Athletic Conference Championships in Clinton, Miss. on Thursday.

The team had a total time of 1:42.43 which as merely .14 seconds behind third place Auburn University-Montgomery.

Jasmine Ray led the Golden Tigers with an overall sixth place finish. The senior finished in 19:34.11 and qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 21^st.

Fellow senior Deishane' Honeycutt ran a 20:03 to place 10^th, while freshman Nia Griffin finished in 20:52 to place 23^rd in her first conference championships.

Michelle Velazquez placed 28^th in 21:06 and Tyana Luna rounded out the top five for the Golden Tigers, finishing in 29^th place in 21:07.

Other finishers include Anazjah Mayes (44^th place/23:10), Ismaelle Occeus (45^th place/23:30) and Felicia Gordon (53^rd place/25:49).

"I am very proud of all these ladies for their hard work that went into the season," said head coach Heather Estetter. "I'm looking forward to Nationals with Jasmine Ray as this is a great accomplishment."