Eagles finish second at RRAC Championships as Magassa qualifies for nationals

The A&M-Texarkana women completed their triumphant turnaround season with a second-place team finish Friday at the 2023 Red River Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships.

Minana Magassa will represent the team at the NAIA National Championships later this month thanks to her Top 3 individual finish. The junior from France finished second overall with a time of 23:02.8 and crossed just three seconds after the top finisher. 

COMPLETE RESULTS

Freshman Zalenka Brannan finished fourth, less than two seconds behind the final national qualifier spot. Ana Ximena Loya (eighth) and Daniela Hernandez (10^th) also finished in the Top 10.

The Eagles had six runners in the Top 20 as Kassandra Munguia (16^th) and Angelique Colon (18^th) added to the teams' solid performance. Skyler Brannan came in 37^th.

2023 RRAC Women's Championships at Texas A&M University-Texarkana 

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Our Lady of the Lake         22

2. A&M-Texarkana                39

3. Southwest (N.M.)               86

4. Xavier (La.)                        110

5. Huston-Tillotson                 133

6. Jarvis Christian                   140

TAMUT Individuals

2. Minankolo Magassa           23:02.80

4. Zalenka Brannan                 24:17.40

8. Ana Ximena Loya              24:47.60

10. Daniela Hernandez           25:13.10

16. Kassandra Munguia          27:41.50

18. Angelique Colon               28:38.00

37. Skyler Brannan                 41:05.90