Sellers, Owens earn All-SLIAC honors for MUW

Jarvis Sellers and Hannah Owens earned All-SLIAC honors for the MUW cross country teams at the 2026 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The men finished seventh in the team standings, and the women placed sixth.

Sellers, a sophomore, finished 14th in the men’s 8-kilometer race in 28:36.4, earning second-team All-SLIAC recognition. MUW said he became the first men’s cross country runner in program history to earn the honor. His time lowered his school 8K record by more than 28 seconds and made him the first Owl to break 29 minutes.

Christian Chipillili placed 47th in 34:02.3, followed by Noel Kellum in 51st in 36:02.7. Newcomers Welton Davidson, I’ Monn Hill and Trevor Davis recorded personal bests, finishing 52nd, 53rd and 59th, respectively. Hill also made the conference’s All-Sportsmanship Team.

Owens placed seventh in the women’s 6K in a season-best 25:43.3, earning first-team All-SLIAC honors for a second straight year. The senior has four consecutive All-SLIAC finishes and has led MUW in 23 straight races, according to the school.

Layla Escobedo was MUW’s next finisher, taking 32nd in 32:12.4. Cassidy Talley placed 41st in a personal-best 36:34.7 and earned a spot on the women’s All-Sportsmanship Team. Alaina Mathis finished 45th in a season-best 39:36.2, and Ketu’rah Johnson was 46th in 40:47.9.

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