TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Head coach Garon Jackson will wrap up his first season at the helm of Bethune-Cookman cross country at the Wildcats head to Florida's capital for the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships, Monday, Oct. 23 at Apalachee Regional Park. 

The women's team will look to defend its 2022 SWAC title, which it also earned at Apalachee Regional Park a season ago. 

Monday's race marks the second time this season the Wildcats will race at Apalachee Regional Park. B-CU ran there back on Sept. 29 at the FSU Invitational. 

On the women's side, the race will be run as a 5K in length. The men's race is an 8K course. The women's race begins at 9 a.m., with the men set to follow at 10 a.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT

The Bethune-Cookman men's and women's cross country teams each turned in a pair of top 30 showings on Friday evening, with the Wildcats competing in the Royals Challenge at McAlpine Pancake Course. The
event was hosted by Queens University of Charlotte.
 
Bethune-Cookman Women's Cross Country registered a 27th place showing with 806 points, while the men scored 836 points to tie for 28th alongside Central State.
 
In the women's race, which was run as a 5K event, sophomore Nyidjah Ives led the way for the Maroon and Gold, as the Kissimmee, Florida native crossed the finish line in a time of 21:26.78. She would earn a 177th place showing in a tightly contested field of 244 runners.
 
Not far behind Ives was teammate Valencia Butler scoring a time of 21:40.41 to finish 182nd. Teammate Indya Campbell posted a 184th place finish with her time of 21:46.30, respectfully.
 
Caliyah Gee (26:04.80) and Jordan Singletary (28:09.05) rounded out the scorers for the Wildcats in the women's race.
 
Milligan took top honors for the women's teams with 77 points, followed by Wingate (99 pts) in second, and a tie for third between College of Charleston and Furman each with 104 points. Madelynne Cadeau (17:14.90) of Furman was the individual race winner.
 
Over on the men's race, taking place as an 8K event, BCU freshman Duane Lee led the Wildcats in back-to-back races with the fastest time, as the Orange Park, Florida product crossed in a time of 28:34.82, allowing him to finish 189th in the field of 275 competitors overall.
 
Da'Quon King finished 243rd with a final time of 30:47.13, followed by brother Ja'Quon King in 246th with his mark of 31:00.77 on the evening.
 
It would be Wildcats teammates Damaris Robinson (34:06.83) and Jonathan Gaines (34:12.79) crossing just behind each other, while Christian Taylor (37:29.07) was the final BCU runner competing for the men.
 
Milligan (52 pts) walked away with the men's first place award, followed in order by Davis & Elkins (104) and Wake Forest (107) to complete the top three schools. Meanwhile, Milligan's Will Stockley (24:30.11) was the fastest individual male runner in the race.
 
Ives was also named SWAC Female Runner of the Week for her efforts in the race. 
 
THE SCHEDULE
For the complete list of events scheduled for both the men's and women's sides of Bethune-Cookman Cross Country, please click here.
 

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