Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
The Louisiana Tech men’s and women’s cross-country teams will compete at the Conference USA Championship this morning at the Riverview Golf Course at Hobson Grove Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The men’s 8k race begins at 9 a.m. while the women’s 6k race will begin at 10 a.m.
“I am really excited about this XC championship,” said Director of LA Tech Track and Field Brian Johnson. “We have grown as a team, and I know we are ready to compete for a championship.”
The field consists of competitors from FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP and Western Kentucky.
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The Bulldogs had two weeks to prepare after competing at the Watson Collegiate Classic on Oct. 13. The women finished seventh in the 20-team field, while the men finished 16th out of 25.
Starting with a young core of athletes, LA Tech has seen consistent improvement in times with each race this season.
Jayce Wimbish has come on strong over the last two races he participated in. The two-time CUSA Athlete of the Week has set back-to-back personal bests and has improved his time by over a minute to 25:11.6.
Kenneth Smith and Dillon Moree have also been key contributors to the Bulldogs. Smith has a season-best finish of 10th at the Warhawk Invitational with a time of 25:17.7 for the 7K event. Moree finished 13th at the Mook 4 Invitational with a time of 25:20.1. Both runners finished the only 8K event on the season in under the 30-minute mark.
On the women’s side, Rebecca Quebedeaux has finished as the top-2 Bulldog athlete in every race this season. Quebedeaux earned CUSA Athlete of the Week honors after setting a personal best for the third week in a row with a 19:24.2 at the Mook 4 Invitational.
Brooke Fontenot has set personal bests in all three races she has run this season. The freshman finished with a 20:13.0 at the Mook 4 Invitational.
Lexa Thompson and Victoria Datta have also helped paced Tech to three top-5 finishes and a top-10 finish at the Watson Collegiate Classic. Thompson’s best season finish came at the Bulldog’s home race with a 20:07.3 for a ninth-place finish. Datta finished right behind in 10th with a time of 20:08.3.
