<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://lionsports.net/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics</title><link>https://lionsports.net/rss.aspx?path=cross_country</link><description>Latest news items for Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://lionsports.net/rss?path=cross_country" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><managingEditor>rsullivan@selu.edu (Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics)</managingEditor><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Southeastern Cross Country Earns Six All-Academic 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/><br />NATCHITOCHES, La. – Tanner Salsman and Ava Pitarro were the top finishers for the Southeastern Louisiana University men's and women's cross country teams at the Southland Conference Championships Friday morning on the Northwestern State University campus.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lionsports.net/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/pitarro_salsman_2025_xc_slc_championhips_web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://lionsports.net/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/pitarro_salsman_2025_xc_slc_championhips_web.jpg"><media:title>Ava Pitarro and Tanner Salsman compete at Southland Confernece Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31, 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lionsports.net/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/pitarro_salsman_2025_xc_slc_championhips_web.jpg" length="1" 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