LAKE CHARLES, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University men's and women's cross country teams took part in the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships at Enos Derbonne Sports Complex Friday.
The Southeastern women ended Friday with a 12
th-place team finish in the 6K race. The SLU men closed the conference meet with an 11
th-place team finish in the 8K contest.
In the women's race,
Ava Pitarro was the first Southeastern Lion to cross the finish line. The senior finished the event in 61
st place, clocking a team-best 23:26.01.
Mya Parker was the next SLU runner to complete the race, taking 75
th with a 26:17.93 time.
Alaisah Gray (91
st, 30:00.46),
Carrie Duke (92
nd, 32:27.28), and
Callie Arthur (93
rd, 32:36.85) ended the race for Southeastern.
Tanner Salsman paced the Lions in the men's 8K race, recording 55
th place with a 26:20.96 time. Juniors
Matthew Norman (63
rd, 26:56.60) and
D'Juan Joseph (69
th, 27:19.27) were the next SLU runners to end the race. Joseph's 27:19.27 time was a personal-best mark by over 40 seconds.
Sabien Perry took 89
th with a 29:05.19 time.
Manny Portillo (94
th, 30:16.16) and
Aiden Touchet (30:18.91) were back-to-back finishers.
Tekoah Simpson ended the meet for SLU, taking 98
th with a mark of 33:01.09.
The NCAA Division I South-Central Region Championships will take place on Friday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. in College Station, Texas.
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