HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete in the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday at Enos Derbonne Sports Complex in Lake Charles, La.
The Lions will kick off the meet with the women's 6K race at 8:30 a.m. The men's 8K competition will follow at 9:30 a.m. The meet will be televised on
ESPN+, beginning at 8:15 a.m. on Friday morning. Live results for the championships will be on the cross country schedule page at
www.LionSports.net.
SLU senior
Ava Pitarro will look to lead the Southeastern women. The Walker, La. native is coming off the best 6K time in her collegiate career. Pitarro posted a career-best 23:17.2 time at the Watson Collegiate Classic in Clinton, Miss.
Mya Parker and
Callie Arthur, along with freshmen
Carrie Duke and
Alaisah Gray, will also represent SLU in Friday's championships.
On the men's side,
Tanner Salsman has been the first Lion to cross the finish line in each of SLU's meets this season. The junior will look to beat his personal-best time of 25:42.9 from the 2025 SLC Championships. Upperclassmen
Manny Portillo,
D'Juan Joseph, and
Matthew Norman, in addition to sophomore
Matthew Berthelot, will look to make their marks in the meet. SLU will have five freshmen compete in the conference championships for the first time, with
Peyton Dufrene,
Hunter Eslick,
Sabien Perry,
Tekoah Simpson, and
Aiden Touchet making the trip to Lake Charles.
After the SLC Championships conclude, the NCAA South Central Regional Championships will take place on Friday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. in College Station, Texas.
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laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting
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