SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Southeastern Louisiana University cross country teams wrapped up their 2023 season at the Southland Conference Championships on Friday at a rain-soaked Windcrest Golf Club where the women finished 10^th and the men finished ninth.
 
Up first was the women's championship race on a six-kilometer course. With Nikola Vimmerová unable to go, it was Ava Pitarro who led the Lady Lions home as she finished in 46^th place in a time of 24:46.5. Anthonate Barsai was the next Southeastern runner to come home, crossing the line in 26:15.3 for a 54^th place finish. Shanique Masters, Alivia Buley, and Hannah Linebaugh all came home one behind the other in 60^th, 61^st, and 62^nd, respectively. Jacqueline Thring rounded out the pack for SLU, coming home in 64^th. At the end of the race, Southeastern had amassed 265 total points in the team competition.
 
The men's race followed on a course which ran eight-kilometers long. As he has all season, Euan Lagan was the first to cross the finish line for the Lions, coming home in 31^st place in a time of 26:44.0. Noah Kiprotich was the next Southeastern runner to finish, stopping the clock at 28:45.9 in 53^rd place. Landen Schillage was next in 64^th place with Tim Anstett crossing soon after in 66^th. Joel Boerkey and Courtlin Bauchand came home back-to-back in 69^th and 70^th, respectively. Darian Chestnut, Manny Portillo, and Triston Watford also finished one behind the other in 73^rd, 74^th, and 75^th, respectively, to round out SLU's field. Southeastern finished with 260 points as a team.
 
With the cross country season now complete, attention turns to the start of the track & field season. The Lions open the indoor portion of the track & field schedule on Friday, January 12^th in Baton Rouge at the LSU Purple Tiger meet. Field events start at 11:00 a.m. while track events start at 1:00 p.m. in the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.
 
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