Morgan and Cowart Crowned Pan American Cross Country Champions

Published by IAAF on March 5, 2016

Allison Grace Morgan and Donald Cowart of the USA took the elite titles at the 2nd Pan American Cross Country Championships at the Caraballeda Golf Course in the state of Vargas, Venezuela, on Friday (4).

The duo, wearing the USA uniform for the first time, led their country to top the overall standings after compiling results from all six races (under 18, under 20 and senior) for both men and women. A total 130 athletes from 11 countries braved the 30C temperatures.

Morgan, 32, covered the 10km distance in 37:42 and prevailed over Canada’s Pan American Games 1500m bronze medallist Sasha Gollish (37:54) and Luiz Mery Rojas of Peru, third in 38:05.