2009 Cross Country Roster
Biography
Last year, as a sophomore, Edwin ran seven times
for the Cowboys. His best finish was seventh at the ULL Ragin Cajun Invite with
a time of 22:21…..Edwin also finished in the top 15 in two other meets….. the
McNeese Cowboy Stampede he finished 14th with a time of 17:23 and
teamed up with Matt Fontenot to finish 12th in the McNeese 2/3000
relay with a 9:17 split….Edwin finished 46th in the Southland Conference Regional’s
with a 26:28 time which qualified him for a spot in the NCAA regional meet
where he ran 99th with a time of 34:3. Edwin also runs for the track team where he medaled twice…..
the first coming at the La. Classics meet where he took home first place in the
3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:20 and again at the Cowboy relays where a
time of 16:16 in the 5000 meters gave him a third place medal….now a junior
Edwin’s experience should help him improve his times and become a solid runner for
the Cowboys this year.
older brother Johnathan is a member of the Cowboy
team and older sister Clerc ran for Lamar and was the outstanding athlete in
the conference three years ago...four letters in track and six in cross country
for Anacoco High...ran on four state runner-up teams in cross country and one
in track...honor roll in liberal studies