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Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
at Foothills JSU Meet
Oxford, AL
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at Montevallo Meet at Night
Montevallo, AL
M. Cross Country Sat, Sep 21 TBA
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at UT Southern Meet
Moulton, AL
M. Cross Country Sat, Sep 28 TBA
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at Blue MT University Meet
Blue Mountain, MS
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at Royal Queens Meet
Charlotte, NC
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Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
at ACCS Conference Meet
Huntsville, AL
M. Cross Country Sat, Nov 09 TBA
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at NJCAA XC Championship
Richmond, VA
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Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
at NJCAA Half Marathon
Richmond, VA
M. Cross Country Sat, Aug 30 TBA
M. Cross Country
at University of Memphis Twilight Meet
M. Cross Country Fri, Sep 05 TBA
M. Cross Country
at University of North Alabama Invite
M. Cross Country Sat, Sep 20 TBA
M. Cross Country
at FireHawk Invite
M. Cross Country Fri, Sep 26 TBA
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at ON Twilight Run
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at Royals Cross Country Challenge
M. Cross Country Fri, Oct 24 TBA
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at ACCC Conference Meet
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M. Cross Country
at NJCAA Nationals Meet
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at NJCAA Nationals Half Marathon
Brookelyn Morgan (L) and Tyler Anthony (R) lead Wallace State Cross Country teams to an impressive showing at the North Alabama Invitational. Photo by Gabrielle Hensley, Wallace State Media
Brookelyn Morgan (L) and Tyler Anthony (R) lead Wallace State Cross Country teams to an impressive showing at the North Alabama Invitational. Photo by Gabrielle Hensley, Wallace State Media
Posted: Sep 06, 2025

Wallace State Cross Country Posts Strong Showing at North Alabama Invitational

FLORENCE, AL – Wallace State's men's and women's cross country teams turned in strong performances on Friday at the University of North Alabama Invitational, competing against a field that featured multiple NCAA Division I and II programs at McFarland Park.

The Wallace State women's team finished 6th overall, placing behind four NCAA Division II schools and one NCAA Division I opponent. Freshman standout Brookelyn Morgan paced the Lions with a 10th-place finish in 18:55.55. She was followed closely by Cadence Rivera in 12th (19:32.14). The Lions packed five runners inside the top 50, with Payton Ridley 41st (20:19.90), Grace Gosline 45th (20:25.79), and Rachel Matthews 48th (20:31.33).

The Wallace State men secured an 8th-place team finish, highlighted by a trio of top-50 runners. Tyler Anthony led the way, finishing 12th overall in 25:41.14. He was followed by Daniel Leija in 22nd (26:10.38) and Carson Masterson, who crossed in 44th (26:52.03).

Head coach Tony Crider praised both teams for their resilience coming off a short turnaround from the Memphis Twilight meet the previous weekend.

"This was one of our tougher challenges, given that we only had five days of rest after the Memphis Twilight last Saturday," Crider said. "I am proud of how the teams handled the adversity. The rest of our races will be 14 days apart so we will have good training blocks before each meet. You don't really get better racing, you get better doing different types of training instead."

The meet was also a day of personal milestones for the Lions. On the women's side, Rivera, Ridley, Matthews, and Ann Marie Land each ran career-best times. For the men, 11 runners, including Anthony, Leija, and Masterson, posted personal bests.

"Our goal is to continue to get a little better each week and peak in early November for nationals in Fort Dodge, Iowa," Crider added.

Wallace State returns to action later this month as the Lions continue preparations for the postseason.