TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Texas Southern University women's cross country team placed three runners among the top 15 finishers en route to a third-place finish at the 2026 SWAC Cross Country Championships on Tuesday morning at Apalachee Regional Park.
The Tigers totaled 93 points to finish third in the conference championship standings. Senior Alyvia Brown led Texas Southern with a sixth-place finish in the women's 5-kilometer race, crossing the finish line in 18 minutes, 38.3 seconds.
Brown, the defending SWAC individual champion, remained among the leaders throughout the competition. She passed the 2K checkpoint in 6:29.3 and reached the 4K mark in 14:52.0 before securing a top-six finish.
Sophomore Stacy Guerrero followed with a 12th-place finish, completing the course in 19:09.0. Fellow sophomore Katherine Canchola was close behind, placing 14th overall in 19:14.7. Canchola's performance gave Texas Southern three runners among the top 15 finishers.
Junior McKenna Duty continued the Tigers' strong showing with a 23rd-place finish in 19:59.1. Duty became the fourth Texas Southern runner to complete the championship course in under 20 minutes. Sophomore Kamara Bradley rounded out the Tigers' five-runner scoring lineup, finishing 38th overall with a time of 21:34.6.
TEXAS SOUTHERN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
| Place |
Athlete |
Class |
Time |
| 6 |
Alyvia Brown |
Sr. |
18:38.3 |
| 12 |
Stacy Guerrero |
So. |
19:09.0 |
| 14 |
Katherine Canchola |
So. |
19:14.7 |
| 23 |
McKenna Duty |
Jr. |
19:59.1 |
| 38 |
Kamara Bradley |
So. |
21:34.6 |
| 47 |
Jessica Williams |
Sr. |
22:14.2 |
