TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Alabama A&M University men's cross country team had all five runners finish inside the top 25 on Monday morning as the Bulldogs finished third at the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Cross Country Championships at the Apalachee Regional Park.
 
"I am so proud of these young men," Alabama A&M head coach Andrew Murphy said. "We prepared for this race the entire season and to have the finish we had speaks volumes. I am truly excited for this program and the future."
 
Alabama A&M, throughout much of the event on the 8K course, remained in the top of the pack as the Bulldogs finished with 95 points, just 10 points shy of second place Prairie View A&M (85). Texas Southern won the meet with 69 points. Bethune-Cookman (102), Jackson State (103), Southern (153), Alabama State (167), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (173), Alcorn State (175), Mississippi Valley State (274) and Grambling State (277) rounded out the 11-team field.
 
The Bulldogs had three runners finish in the top 20, led by Zachary Cooper, who recorded a time of 27:28.5 to take 15^th. Juan Osorio and Eric Brannon finished 17^th and 18^th, with times of 27:37.2 and 27:58.0, respectively. Xavier Turner placed 21^st in 28:14.1 and Bravin Kibitok rounded out the individual scoring in 24^th, logging a time of 28:35.1.
 
Bethune-Cookman's Victor Bibet was the individual winner, with a time of 25:58.4.
 
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