RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete in the Conference USA Championships on Saturday, November 1 at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama. The women open up with the 6k at 9 a.m. CT followed by the men running the 8k at 10 a.m. CT.

MEET INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Nov. 2
Time: Women's 6K, 9 a.m. CT | Men's 8K, 10 a.m. CT
Location: John Hunt Park (Huntsville, Ala.)
The field: Delaware, FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Missouri State, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, WKU
Live Results: LATechsports.com
Live Stream: ESPN+

The Bulldogs last competed at the Watson Collegiate Classic on October 17. The women finished the meet in fifth place followed by the men finishing in 15th. In last year's CUSA Championship race, the men tied for ninth while the women finished 10th.

Sophomore Delaney Lopez and freshman Brayden Vining have been the consistent leaders for the men's and women's teams throughout the course of the fall. Both athletes secured their first collegiate victory at the Grambling Tiger XC Invite on October 9, helping lead both sides to team victories as well.

Lopez set a personal best in the 6k in the Bulldogs' previous meet with a time of 23:28.0 to finish among the top 25 for the fourth time in as many meets she ran in this season. Vining has finished among the top 25 in three of his first four career performances, running the 6k, four-mile and the 8k for the first time.

Saturday's meet will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning at 9 a.m. CT.
 
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