RUSTON – Louisiana Tech cross country is set for their final meet of the 2025 regular season, traveling to Jackson, Mississippi for the Watson Collegiate Cross Country Classic hosted by Mississippi College on Friday, October 17. The race will take place at the Choctaw Trails in Jackson.
 
DATE: Friday, October 17
TIME: 8 a.m. CT (Men – 8k); 8:45 a.m. CT (Women – 6k)
LOCATION: Jackson, Miss. (Choctaw Trails)
TEAMS: Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Belhaven, Blue Mountain, Delta State, East Central University (Okla.), East Texas A&M, East Texas Baptist, Faulkner, Huntingdon, Jackson State, LeMoyne-Owen College (Tenn.), Loyola-New Orleans, McMurry, Millsaps, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi College, Mississippi Valley State, University of Mobile, Northwestern State, Ozarks, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas A&M-Texarkana, Texas Lutheran, University of Arkansas-Rich Mountain, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Union (Tenn.), United States Sports University, William Carey, Xavier-Louisiana  
 
The Bulldogs are coming off two team wins carried by two individual wins at the Grambling Tiger XC Invite on October 9. Brayden Vining and Delaney Lopez each saw their first collegiate victory, ultimately resulting in a clean sweep of the Conference USA weekly awards.
 
Vining received both the Men's Athlete and Freshman of the Week Award and Lopez was named Women's Athlete of the Week. Mallory Swint was named Women's Freshman of the Week for her top-five finish in just her third collegiate event.
 
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