The Bearkat men's and women's cross country teams travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to participate in the annual Crimson Classic at the Harry Pritchett Running Course Friday.
The event is the final regular season race for the Bearkats. The SHSU men will race against 32 teams in an 8-kilometer race while the women face 37 teams on a 5-kilometer course. The collegiate women's race starts at 5 p.m. The men's race will follow the women at 5:30 p.m.
Both Sam Houston teams had successful days in their most recent outing at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash three weeks ago. The women won the meet and the men placed third in the team standings.
Olivia Olguin, Ana Moreno and Nicole Aponte finished third, fourth and fifth in the women's 5,000 meter race to lead Sam Houston to the team title. Olguin finished just 10 seconds behind race winner Ebony White of the University of Houston. White won with a mark of 17:55 while Olguin cruised in with an 18:05 clocking.
Karl Schreiber was the top Bearkat in the men's 8,000 meter race with a 26:16 time for a fourth place finish. Event winner Philipp Baar of A&M-Corpus Christi took first place with a clocking of 25:15.
The annual Southland Conference cross country championship meet will be held in Natchitoches, La., on Monday, November 3
The field for the Crimson Classic race at Alabama:
University Men (33 teams) Alabama, Alabama State, Auburn, Belmont, Blue Mountain, Clemson, Emmanuel, Georgia Tech., Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Louisiana Tech, Loyola - New Orleans, LSU, Meridian Community College, Mississippi State, Mississippi Valley, North Florida, Oxford College, Rice, Sam Houston State, Samford, Southeastern Louisiana, South Alabama, Stephen F. Austin, Stillman, Tennessee, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Trevecca Nazarene, Troy, Tulane, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas-San Antonio, West Alabama.
University Women (38 teams) Alabama, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Auburn, Belmont, Blue Mountain, Brenau, Clemson, Emmanuel, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Loyola-New Orleans, LSU, Meridian Community College, Mississippi State, Mississippi Valley, North Florida, Oxford College, Sam Houston State, Samford, Southeastern Louisiana, South Alabama, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Stephen F. Austin, Stillman, Tennessee, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Trevecca Nazarene, Troy, Tulane, UAB, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas-San Antonio, West Alabama.
