The 2002 Women’s Cross Country team is among one of the first programs to leave their mark on the university. That ’02 team was just in its third year of existence when Coach Shawn Flanagan guided them to victory at the Texas A&M Invitational, one of the biggest cross country meets in the state.

“Our credibility was hammered home when we won the Texas A&M meet,” Flanagan said. "After that we were ranked fifth in the region, which was huge as there are 34 schools in the region, and this was the first year we were eligible for post season competition.”

The 12 women that comprised that historic team would go on to victories at the Houston Invitational, the Sam Houston Invitational, and they finished in the top 10 at the Stanford Invite, one of the biggest meets in the country.

“They bought into the idea that by working hard they could be very good if they trusted each other,” Flanagan said. “They had each put a lot of faith into TAMU-CC that we could go from zero to competing with the powers that be in Division I. They had a dream and were willing to work to fulfill it.”

Team members include:

• Alamar Cavada
• Nicole Gonzalez
• Rachel Hudson-Freeman
• Leeann Jimenez
• Laura MacLellan
• Jennifer Miller Reasner
• Anita Quirino
• Yvette Rodriguez
• Yvonne Rodriguez
• Annie Marie Roque
• Karla L. West
• Bree Wilson-Soileau