LAKE CHARLES, LA – To close out the 2026 cross country season, the HCU men's and women's squads traveled to Lake Charles to compete in the Southland Conference Championships, aiming to advance to the NCAA South Central Regional Championship.
In the women's 6k race, standout freshman
Ariadna Navarro earned a seventh-place finish with a time of 20.45.34, while also finding herself as the first freshman in the race to cross the finish line to earn SLC Freshman of the Year honors. Her teammate,
Reyes Carrera, placed 15
th overall, crossing the line with a time of 21:06.01, a new personal best for Carrera. The HCU women's team placed fourth overall, with points coming from the finishes of
Ariadna Navarro (7),
Reyes Carrera (15),
Noa Sancho (24),
Victoria Pace (32), and
Jazlynn Estrada (43).
