HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University cross country team gets its first run of 2024 on Friday evening down in the Crescent City as the Lions take part in the Battle for New Orleans, co-hosted by New Orleans and Tulane.
The Lady Lions start the evening by running a 4K course with the starting pistol going off at 5:15 pm. SLU's men's team will tackle a 5K course to open its season with the gun sounding at 5:45 pm. Live results will be available through ArrowLiveResults.com.
The Lions are bolstered this season by the return of its NCAA Regional qualifier from a season ago,
Euan Lagan. Lagan leads a solid number of returning runners for this year's squad, which includes
Joel Boerkey,
Courtlin Baunchand,
Darian Chestnut,
Manny Portillo,
Landen Schillage, and
Triston Watford.
SLU's men's team has several freshmen looking to make their mark,
Bryce Johnson and
Tanner Salsman.
Southeastern's women's team is relying on the senior leadership of
Anthonate Barsai to lead a young group of Lady Lions which includes fellow returners
Alivia Buley,
Ava Pitarro, and
Laney Wilkes, all of which are sophomores.
The Lady Lions have several freshmen bolstering its roster this season with
Cayden Boudreaux,
Isabella Latkovich, and
Kayten Zeigler all getting their first collegiate runs in this season for SLU.
Friday's Battle for New Orleans is one of four scheduled meets for Southeastern prior to the Southland Conference Championships, which will also be in New Orleans this season.
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laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting
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