HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | South Alabama runners Kirami Yego and Teagan Flanagan each opened up their 2022 season with new personal bests and a top-5 finish, and the men's team finished ninth, as the men's and women's cross country teams competed at the North Alabama Showcase at John Hunt Park Friday morning.
Yego and Flanagan put up performances that place in the top-10 all-time at South Alabama for the men's 8k event. Redshirt freshman Tyler Doty and freshmen Xavier Johnson, Amos Pkemoi and Jake Thompson competed in the first 8k race of their collegiate careers, helping the men's team to their top-10 finish.