ETTRICK, VA (Sept. 2, 2019) - The Virginia State University (VSU) men's cross-country team will be opening their 2022 season at the Spider Alumni Opener on Saturday, September 3. The meet will be hosted by the University of Richmond at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The men will start off the meet with their 6k at 9am.
 
This year, the Trojans will have a lot of new faces who will be making their first appearances at this meet and some familiar faces will be returning on both the men's and women's side. Key runners on the men's side are sophomore Jalen Brownlee, junior Elijah Johnson, and freshman JaPrince Gaines. Both Brownlee and Johnson were 2021 CIAA Championship top finishers, where they also led the men to winning their first ever cross country championship in school history. Brownlee's PR from last season was a 27:47 in the 8k and Johnson's PR was a 28:15 in the 8k. Gaines is coming in with a PR of 16:39 in the 5k, so he is one to look out for this season as well.

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