FRISCO, Texas – East Texas A&M’s Samuel Pepe and Anete Randma claimed the Southland Conference Cross Country Men’s and Women’s Performers of the Week, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.

Men’s Performer of the Week: Samuel Pepe, East Texas A&M – Jr. –Hillsboro, Texas Hillsboro HS)
Pepe finished third individually at the Southwestern Showdown on October 3rd with a time of 26:52.2 in the 8k race. He contributed to the team's overall performance with a strong third-place finish.
Honorable mention: Mason Heffernan, Nicholls
 
Women’s Performer of the Week: Anete Randma, East Texas A&M – Sr. –Tallinn, Estonia (Kadriogs German School)
Randma finished second as an individual at the Southwestern Showdown on October 3rd with a time of 22:12.8 in the 6k race. She was the team's top finisher, and her performance helped the Lions to finish second among Division I teams and third overall.


 

Date	Men's	Women's
Sept. 9	Lathan Lewter, SFA	Carolina Yegon, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Sept. 16	Saad Rifi Loutfi, SFA	Ariadna Navarro, HCU
Sept. 23	Greg Martin, McNeese	Uxue Castro-Martin, McNeese
Sept. 30	Saad Rifi Loutfi, SFA	Elizabeth Khatevi, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Oct. 7	Samuel Pepe, East Texas A&M	Anete Randma, East Texas A&M