West Texas A&M's Jeniffer Cherono and Tarleton State's Jared McNeil were named Lone Star Conference cross country Runner of the Week for their performances last week.

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LSC Runners of the Week
Female
Jeniffer Cherono, West Texas A&M University, Jr., Iten, Kenya
Cherono took first-place individual honors at last weekend's Incarnate Word Cardinal Invitational. She clocked a time of 22:26.4 over six kilometers, beating runner-up Marlene Gutierrez of Texas A&M-International by 46 seconds.  This was Cherono's second collegiate meet; she placed third overall in her first outing.

Male
Jared McNeil, Tarleton State University, So., Saginaw, Texas/Boswell
McNeil paced the Texans to its first title of the season, crossing the finish line in 25:48.3 at the Ken Garland Invitational on the campus of North Texas.  McNeil finished third overall and was the first Division II runner to cross the line in a field with over 35 runners.

LSC Cross Country Notes (Submitted by LSC SID's)
Abilene Christian
Angelo State
Cameron  
CU did not compete for the second weekend in a row last week, and will next take part in the prestigious Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on October 4th. The Aggies took 17th place out of 17 teams in last year's Cowboy Jamboree. Currently the Aggies are training hard for the meet and are looking to get back in the NCAA regional rankings. CU had moved up to #8 in the region earlier this season with the first cross country ranking in school history, but was bounced back out after their second-place showing at the East Central University Tiger Chase.
Central Oklahoma  
UCO only had three runners at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational due to injuries and couldn't compete for the team title . . . The Bronchos had two top-four finishers, with sophomore Alina Istrate coming in third and Evelyn Berko fourth . . . Freshman Kaleigh Key was 21st...Alina Istrate finished third in the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational, running a 19:15.00 on the 5k course.
East Central
Eastern New Mexico  
The Greyhounds and Zias were inactive last week and will return to action on October 14, at the Angelo State Classic.
Midwestern State  
Southeastern Oklahoma
Southwestern Oklahoma
Tarleton State
The Texan cross country team claimed its first title of the season, winning the Ken Garland Invitational at North Texas.  Three Texans had top 10 finishes with Jared McNeil leading the pack crossing the finish line third overall.  Tarleton will take a few weeks off before running in the Angelo State Blue/Gold Invitational on Oct. 14...The TexAnns placed fourth at the Ken Garland Invitational at North Texas last weekend.  Kymberlee Trnka finished seventh overall with teammate Krista Morris following her in 11th.  Tarleton will take a few weeks off before running in the Angelo State Blue/Gold Invitational on Oct. 14.
Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M-Kingsville  
The Javelinas finished in 6th place at the New Balance Islander Splash in Corpus Christi.  Sophomore Kiya Dandena was the team's top finisher in the 8K race in 27:20...The Javelina women finished in 7th place at the New Balance Islander Splash hosted by Texas A&M Corpus Christi.  Jessica Martinez was the team's top finisher in 28th place.  She ran a time of 20:45 for the 5K race.
West Texas A&M
The Lady Buffs took second-place team honors at the Incarnate Word Cardinal Invitational, held Saturday at Live Oak City Park in San Antonio, Texas...Jeniffer Cherono took individual honors, clocking a 22:26.4 over the six-kilometer course, while Belinda Castanon (senior, El Paso, Texas), finished seventh overall (24:31.2), Becca Rapstine (sophomore, White Deer, Texas), 12th (25:22.7), Sharen Diggs, 13th (25.27.0) and Tara Shields (freshman, Spearman, Texas) finished 17th (26:47.5)...The Lady Buffs will compete Oct. 4 at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, in Stillwater, Okla.