COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Lamar University cross country teams turned in solid showings at the NCAA South Central Regionals on Friday morning.
 
The LU men's team finished eighth out of 24 teams, while the LU women placed 10^th of 24 teams at Texas A&M's Watts Cross Country Course.
 
The LU men's squad was led by Jamie Crowe, who placed 15^th, covering the 10-kilometer circuit in 30 minutes, 30.5 seconds.  Teammate Matthew Arnold was 29^th in 31:09.8. Other LU finishers were Cormac Kelly, who was 55^th in 31:47.3; Freddie Gasbarri, who placed 63^rd in 31:53.0; Keith Fallon, who was 82^nd in 32:15.9; James Stockings, who placed 96^th in 32:24.2; and Kyle Garcia, who was 112^th in 32:44.7.
 
As a team, the Cardinals finished with 235 points. Arkansas won the team title with 59 points. Texas was second with 73, while the host Aggies were third with 98 points.
 
Emmanuel Rotich of Tulane won individual honors with a clocking of 29:49.1. Brian Barraza of Houston was second in 29:51.5.
 
In the women's race, LU was paced by Evelyn Chavez, who finished eighth in a time of 20:47.2 for 6 kilometers. Teammate Georgia Tuckfield was 56 in 21:30.2. Other LU runners were Katie Buckley, who placed 62^nd in 21:37.9; Katy Whiteoak, who placed 72^nd in 21:43.9; Evie Reavis, whose time of 22:00.5 put her in 83^rd; Meghan Dupree, who was 119^th in 22:39.2; and Alexandra Sokolova, who finished 159^th in 23:58.7.
 
The Cardinals totaled 296 points. Arkansas dominated the team standings, finishing with 35 points. Texas was second with 93 points.
 
The victorious Razorbacks finished 1-2 in the individual race, with Nikki Hiltz winning the race in 19:35.5 as she held off teammate Carina Viljoen, who was second in 19:36.0.