HATTIESBURG, Miss. –  The University of West Alabama men’s cross country team claimed top honors at the season-opening Southern Miss Invitational on Friday.  UWA also took the top-two individual spots in the individual standings.  Junior Jonathan  Sellers edged teammate Austin Enriquez to garner the top spot.  The Tiger women turned in a third-place finish.

Sellers edged Enriquez with a mark of 21 minutes, 40.70 seconds.  Enriquez posted a time of 21:41.08 in the men’s four mile.  Senior Spencer Gray finished sixth with a time of 22:40.23.  Daniel LoVette placed 11^th after crossing the line at the 23:02.07 mark.  Deivid Delgado claimed the 16^th spot while newcomer Taylor Stinson finished 21^st in his first collegiate meet.

On the women’s side, Carolyn Mancuso led the Red and White with a sixth-place finish after posting a time of 19:05.33 in the 5K.  Jessica Gonzales (20:15.57) and Kelli Hartley (20:43.68) finished 13^th and 14^th respectively.  Freshman Hannah Gray had a mark of 21:33.45 to card a top-20 placement in her first collegiate event. 

Host-Southern Miss took first place followed by Nicholls State University on the women’s side.

UWA returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 19, competing in the Mississippi State University Invitational in Starkville, Miss.