LAKE CHARLES - Uxue Castro-Martin posted her second fastest time in the 6k at Friday's 2026 Southland Conference Cross Country Championship, clocking a 2:19.0 to finish fourth overall in the individual standings and earning her a spot on the All-Southland Conference First Team.
 
As a team, the Cowgirls placed in the middle of the pact at No. 7 in the 12-team field. Stephen F. Austin won the team title with 32 points followed by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with 81 and UTRGV with 116. AMCC's Elizabeth Khatevi ran away with the women's individual title at 18:53.6, winning by more than one minute.
 
On the men's side, McNeese finished third overall with 75 points, trailing SFA who finished with the top four individuals and 16 points. AMCC was second with 53 points.
 
Leading the Cowboys was Gregory Martin with a 12th place finish and a time of 24:21.8 in the 8k race. Diarmuid Moloney was right behind in 13th place with a time of 24:25.0 while Ryan McCarthy finished 14th at 24:27.1.
 
SFA's Eliud Kipkosgei clocked a 23:31.4 to capture the men's individual title, just three seconds ahead of teammate Paul Kiprotich who ran a 23:34.1.
 
Women's Team Scoring:
1, SFA 32; 2, AMCC 81; 3, UTRGV 116; 4, HCU 121; 5, UIW 135; 6, Lamar 146; 7, McNeese 148; 8, LSUNO 200; 9, ETAMU 215; 10, Nicholls 233; 11, NSU 337; 12, SLU 369.
 
Men's Team Scoring:
1, SFA 16; 2, AMCC 53; 3, McNeese 75; 4, UIW 94; 5, Lamar 146; 6, HCU 167; 7, UTRGV 250; 8, LSUNO 268; 9, ETAMU 281; 10, Nicholls 296; 11, SLU 303; 12, NSU 305.