Texan cross country dominates Libby Invitational

September 7, 2013

ABILENE – The South Plains College Texan cross country team began their 2013 season in style Saturday morning, sweeping the top three spots and finishing with a team score of 16 points, one point from a perfect score in cross country.

Newcomers Antibahs Kibiwott, Jose Martinez, and Colton Hollis led the way for the Texans with a 1-2-3 sweep over the 8,000-meter course.

Hailing from Eldoret, Kenya, Kibiwott crossed the line with a time of 25 minutes, 41.64 seconds and was followed by native TexanJose Martinez (Weslaco) and Colton Hollis (Texico, N.M.). Martinez and Hollis finished with times of 25:57.29 and 26:14.61, respectively.

Cordaryl Whitehead (26:47.13) and Jacob Clark (26:49.99) rounded out the team scoring for the Texans with fifth and seventh place finishes.

Led by sophomore Desreen Montague's 14^th place finish, the Lady Texans finished fifth in the team standings with 113 points. Freshman Atara Segree was 16^th.

Following the meet, head cross country coach Chris Beene was ecstatic about his team's performances.

"I was really proud of everyone. We competed well on both sides."

The Texan and Lady Texan cross country teams return to action Friday, Sept. 13 when they compete at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Lubbock.

Texan Results (8,000 Meters)

1^st Antibahs Kibiwott 25:41.64

2^nd Jose Martinez 25:57.29

3^rd Colton Hollis 26:14.61

5^th Cordaryl Whitehead 26:47.13

7^th Jacob Clark 26:49.99

9^th Isaac Clark 26:51.52

13^th Mike Waller 27:22.23

17^th Marco Arias 28:05.29

19^th Anderson Charles 28:07.58

Lady Texan Results (5,000 Meters)

14^th Desreen Montague 20:16.04

16^th Atara Segree 20:24.52

24^th J'Cee Holmes 20:49.58

28^th Kaitlyn Henderson 21:04.97

31^st Brittany Letts 21:14.48

34^th Maddie Kauffman 21:24.27

38^th Sarah Peterson 21:41.16

57^th Mariah Martinez 22:40.89