TALLAHASSEE — Crown them champions! The Florida A&M women's cross-country program boasts a new title Monday (Oct. 23) — 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) champions. The women are the first Florida A&M team to garner that accomplishment this season and did so behind 63 total points.

Alabama State (72 points) and Alabama A&M (99) rounded out the top three.

Junior Serenity Williams placed sixth in the 75-person field and was the first Rattler to cross the finish line. Not only did she claim a new personal record,  but the time (19:19:58.2) also captured her first sub-20 minute 5K. Freshmen Niya Coleman (20:25.9) and Sierra Barrera (20:45.7) also finished "Top 10" for Florida A&M, coming in at ninth and 10th place, respectively.

Florida A&M earns its first women's cross-country title, as part of the SWAC, in just its second year of membership.

2023 SWAC Cross Country Championships (Athlete | Place | Time)

Serenity Williams | 6th | 19:58.2      Niya Coleman | 9th | 20:25.9Sierra Barrera | 10th | 20:45.7Alesia Douglas | 14th | 20:54.9Jillian Salmon | 24th | 21:10.2          Lacie Deboskie | 27th | 21:22.8        Madison Gordon | 41st | 22:21.3      Ava Cason | 47th | 22:46.7Jourdan Garnett | 61st | 24:39.6BOLD = Personal Record

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FAMU Cross Country: Rattlers run their way to SWAC Championship