Friday, October 30
Foley, AL
M: 8:30 a.m. CT | W: 9:15 a.m. CT
Louisiana Tech University
vs
Sun Belt Conference Championships
10/29/2026 12:14:00 PM | Cross Country
The Bulldogs travel to Foley, Alabama for postseason action in their return to the Sun Belt Conference.
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech men's and women's cross country have reached the end of the 2026 season, looking to cap it off with the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Friday, October 30 at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, Alabama.
DATE: Friday, October 30, 2026
TIME: 8:30 a.m. CT (Men – 8k); 9:15 a.m. CT (Women – 5k)
LOCATION: Foley, Ala. (Graham Creek Nature Preserve)
TEAMS: App State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy, UL-Lafayette, ULM
STREAM: ESPN+
LIVE RESULTS: LATechSports.com
Friday's meet will be Louisiana Tech's first SBC Championship race since 2000, when the men finished fifth overall and the women 11th. The highest finish the men's team has seen in their Sun Belt history was a third-place team finish in 1994, when the SBC Championships were hosted in Ruston. The women's highest finish in Sun Belt competition was a fourth-place team finish in 1992 in McAllen, Texas.
Kaitlyn Sawyer has been one of the top runners for the women in 2026, posting a trio of top-10 program times in three separate distances. She was the top finisher in the season-opening NSU Demon Invitational with a time of 15:52.6—the third-fastest time in program history in the 4k. She followed up with a top-3 finish at the ULM Invitational, clocking a time of 19:12.5 in the 5k for the eighth-fastest time at that distance.
She won her second race of the season at the Belhaven Invitational, posting the program's sixth-fastest time at 23:44.0 before rounding out the regular season with a top-30 finish in a field of 214 at the Watson Collegiate Classic.
The men have seen a variety of strong performances from the men, especially by freshmen Joshua Daulton, Kaleb Weber and Zane Daniel. Sophomore Brayden Vining has shown improvement after being one of the top runners for the men in 2025. Daulton, Weber, Grayson Smith, Daniel and Vining made up six of the top seven finishes in at the NSU Demon Invitational, with the full men's team occupying eight of the top 11 spots.
Brayden Vining saw a top-10 finish at the ULM Invitational, with Daulton, Weber and Daniel rounding out Bulldogs in the top 20 of the men's 5k. Joshua Daulton had a stellar day at the Belhaven Invitational, securing an eighth-place finish in the men's 8k. Weber finished 15th with Dillon Sanchez (22nd) and Jake Pyles (26th) rounding out the top 30 in a field of 90.
Vining was the top runner for the men to close out the regular season at the Watson Collegiate Classic, finishing among the top 45 in a field of 250+ runners.
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DATE: Friday, October 30, 2026
TIME: 8:30 a.m. CT (Men – 8k); 9:15 a.m. CT (Women – 5k)
LOCATION: Foley, Ala. (Graham Creek Nature Preserve)
TEAMS: App State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy, UL-Lafayette, ULM
STREAM: ESPN+
LIVE RESULTS: LATechSports.com
Friday's meet will be Louisiana Tech's first SBC Championship race since 2000, when the men finished fifth overall and the women 11th. The highest finish the men's team has seen in their Sun Belt history was a third-place team finish in 1994, when the SBC Championships were hosted in Ruston. The women's highest finish in Sun Belt competition was a fourth-place team finish in 1992 in McAllen, Texas.
Kaitlyn Sawyer has been one of the top runners for the women in 2026, posting a trio of top-10 program times in three separate distances. She was the top finisher in the season-opening NSU Demon Invitational with a time of 15:52.6—the third-fastest time in program history in the 4k. She followed up with a top-3 finish at the ULM Invitational, clocking a time of 19:12.5 in the 5k for the eighth-fastest time at that distance.
She won her second race of the season at the Belhaven Invitational, posting the program's sixth-fastest time at 23:44.0 before rounding out the regular season with a top-30 finish in a field of 214 at the Watson Collegiate Classic.
The men have seen a variety of strong performances from the men, especially by freshmen Joshua Daulton, Kaleb Weber and Zane Daniel. Sophomore Brayden Vining has shown improvement after being one of the top runners for the men in 2025. Daulton, Weber, Grayson Smith, Daniel and Vining made up six of the top seven finishes in at the NSU Demon Invitational, with the full men's team occupying eight of the top 11 spots.
Brayden Vining saw a top-10 finish at the ULM Invitational, with Daulton, Weber and Daniel rounding out Bulldogs in the top 20 of the men's 5k. Joshua Daulton had a stellar day at the Belhaven Invitational, securing an eighth-place finish in the men's 8k. Weber finished 15th with Dillon Sanchez (22nd) and Jake Pyles (26th) rounding out the top 30 in a field of 90.
Vining was the top runner for the men to close out the regular season at the Watson Collegiate Classic, finishing among the top 45 in a field of 250+ runners.
SUPPORT LA TECH ATHLETICS
Championships require championship resources. Fans can make a direct impact on the success of LA Tech Athletics through LTAC, Aillet Society, T-Club, and Young Alumni program as well as the CHAMP fund, a revenue-sharing initiative designed to directly support LA Tech Athletics through NIL and marketing opportunities for Bulldog and Lady Techster student-athletes. Visit BuildTheLegacy.com today.
BARK LOUDER
Our mission is to engage, develop, and advance the Louisiana Tech Athletics brand. You can do that by spending time consuming our content and by investing your talents. By barking louder with your time and talent, you can affect progress and brand advancement in a meaningful way. Visit LATechSports.com/BarkLouder today. You bark. We bark. Louder together.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all the latest in Bulldog Track & Field/Cross Country, follow us on X (@LATechTFXC), Instagram (@LATechTFXC), and Facebook (LATechTFXC).
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