MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Friday, September 1
st marks the next chapter for Mulerider Cross Country as 14
th year Head Coach
Tim Servis and his Muleriders travel to Clinton, Mississippi to compete in the Mississippi College Season Opener.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Entering 2023 sixth in the GAC preseason coaches poll, Servis returns experience in senior
Alyzah McGlasson while having additional leaders in juniors
Logan Warren and
Victoria Cheney. These three are no strangers to Clinton, Mississippi as they return for the first time since 2021. In 2021, Warren placed tenth, McGlasson placed 38
th, and Cheney finished 78
th as SAU placed third of 19.
Entering Clinton, Mississippi for the first time as Muleriders are sophomores J'aime Brown and Angel Redmond. Looking to acquire their first taste of college-level competition are freshmen Cantley Gosdin and Rachel Solano.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The men enter Clinton, Mississippi as the fifth-place team in the GAC preseason coaches poll with a youthful group. Servis brings in nine runners for "The Opener" with five freshmen looking to gain collegiate experience.
The former
Rob Kraus-led Muleriders are now looking towards junior
Pedro Cervantes, who is the only racer that competed at Mississippi College in 2021. As a freshman, Cervantes finished 64
th and the team finished sixth of 22. He now looks to show improvement over the last two years as a junior.
Now in 2023, Cervantes travels as the sole upperclassmen to compete in Clinton, but will be accompanied with sophomores
Joseph Garay,
Isaac Gass, and
Wesley Maxwell and freshmen
Giovani Diaz,
Joe Duirden,
Brandon Escobar,
Charles Patton, and
Joseph Uc.
Friday's meet will take place at the Choctaw Trails in Clinton Mississippi as both men and women teams will be competing in a 5k with the men scheduled to take off at 6:00 PM and the women at 6:45 PM. The Mississippi College Season Opener will host 18 other squads including six division one programs in Mississippi State, Mississippi Valley, Louisiana-Monroe, Jackson State, Southern Mississippi, and Grambling. Other competitors travel from Belhaven, Blue Mountain, Delta State, Meridian CC, Millsaps, Mississippi College, Point, Rhodes, Shelton State CC, Tougaloo, Wiley, and William Carey.
Live results will be available at
http://piratetiming.com
