Tennessee State cross country teams finish ninth at OVC Championships
Eric Brannon and Jurnee Rutherford led the Tigers as both teams closed their seasons in Cape Girardeau.
NASHVILLE - Tennessee State's men's and women's cross country teams each finished ninth at the Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, at SEMO's Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, according to a Tennessee State Athletics release. The men scored 271 points and the women 285.
Eric Brannon led the Tigers in the men's 8K, placing 54th in 27:53.26, followed by Landon Gragg in 63rd in 28:34.30. Jurnee Rutherford paced the women's 6K in 69th place in 28:02.73, and Justice Scott was 70th in 28:44.59, the release says.
Southern Indiana won both team titles. Southern Indiana's Alex Nolan won the men's individual race in 24:05.40, and Morehead State's Shelby Lamb won the women's race in 20:36.80.
The meet ended Tennessee State's cross country season; the Tigers turn next to the indoor track and field season.
Source: Tennessee State Athletics release, Oct. 30, 2026 (Brannon, Rutherford Lead Tennessee State at OVC Cross Country Championships).