University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, September 1
New Orleans, La.
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New Orleans Invitational
Cross Country Opens 2017 Season At New Orleans Invitational
8/31/2017 6:58:00 PM | Cross Country
Men ranked 11th in initial USTFCCCA South Region Poll
LAFAYETTE - The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's and women's cross country team officially opens the 2017 on Friday when it travels to New Orleans to compete in the the New Orleans Invitational at Lake Oaks Park.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m., with the women's five-kilometer race followed by the men's 5K race at 6 p.m. Joining Louisiana and host UNO in the five-team meet are Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana and Southern.
Veteran runners Stanley Limoh and Beau Robinson return for the Ragin' Cajuns after both earned first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors last season. Limoh, who was second overall at the SBC Championships, looks to build off a solid debut season for Louisiana in which he became the first Ragin' Cajun since 1971 to to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Seniors Bryce Robinson and Dylan Heck, along with returning letterwinners Regan Lemaire and Logan LaGarde will add experience to a strong Ragin' Cajuns men's team that finished second overall at last season's SBC Championships.
Four seniors - Courtney Broussard, Claire Hodges, Lindsay LaGarde and Courtney Musgrove - will lead the Ragin' Cajuns women's team that fought through injuries in 2016. Musgrove paced Louisiana last season, earning third-team All-SBC honors and being named to the All-Louisiana squad. Hodges, the 2013 LSWA co-Freshman of the Year, returns for her final season as a Ragin' Cajun after missing the majority of the 2016 campaign with an injury.
LOUISIANA PICKED SECOND IN SBC MEN'S POLL; WOMEN PICKED EIGHTH
• Coming off a second-place finish at last year's Sun Belt Conference Championships, the Louisiana Ragin's Cajuns men's team was picked to finish second overall as the 2017 SBC Cross Country Poll was released on Thursday.
• The Ragin' Cajuns women's team was picked to finish eighth overall in the 12-team poll.
• The polls are a result of a vote of the league's 10 men's cross country and 12 women's cross country head coaches.
• The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, Oct. 28 and will be hosted by Appalachian State University.
Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. UTA (9) – 99 points
2. Louisiana (1) – 89 points
3. Texas State – 71 points
4. Appalachian State – 67 points
5. South Alabama – 59 points
6. Arkansas State – 52 points
7. Little Rock – 36 points
8. Coastal Carolina – 33 points
9. Troy – 26 points
10. ULM – 16 points
Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. Appalachian State (8) – 140 points
2. Coastal Carolina (4) – 122 points
3. UTA – 106 points
4. South Alabama – 100 points
5. Arkansas State – 89 points
6. Georgia State – 85 points
7. Texas State – 75 points
8. Louisiana – 61 points
9. Georgia Southern – 56 points
10. Troy – 40 points
11. Little Rock – 37 points
12. ULM – 23 points
CAJUNS RANKED 11TH IN USTFCCCA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION POLL
• Louisiana enters the opening week ranked 11th overall in the Men's South Central Region in the 2017 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Rankings. The Ragin' Cajuns are one spot behind Tulane in the regional poll and join Sun Belt members UTA (No. 3) and Texas State (No. 8).
WHAT'S NEW
• Four newcomers are on the men's side, paced by Cardinal Stritch (Wisc.) College transfer Jonathan Kimutai along with three Lafayette natives - Andre Bellard (Lafayette HS), George Femmer (Teurlings Catholic) and Conner Meche (Teurlings Catholic). Three newcomers are on the women's side - freshmen Alivia Johnson (Fontainebleau HS) and Ally McCulley (Mandeville) along with Teresa Bruening (Harsum, Germany).
WHAT'S NEXT
• Louisiana is scheduled to compete at the Norry Hersey Rice Invitational on Sept. 8 in Houston.
FOLLOW US
• Keep up with the Ragin' Cajuns by following the team on Twitter (@ULTrackandField) or Facebook (RaginCajunsTRK)
The event begins at 5:30 p.m., with the women's five-kilometer race followed by the men's 5K race at 6 p.m. Joining Louisiana and host UNO in the five-team meet are Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana and Southern.
Veteran runners Stanley Limoh and Beau Robinson return for the Ragin' Cajuns after both earned first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors last season. Limoh, who was second overall at the SBC Championships, looks to build off a solid debut season for Louisiana in which he became the first Ragin' Cajun since 1971 to to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Seniors Bryce Robinson and Dylan Heck, along with returning letterwinners Regan Lemaire and Logan LaGarde will add experience to a strong Ragin' Cajuns men's team that finished second overall at last season's SBC Championships.
Four seniors - Courtney Broussard, Claire Hodges, Lindsay LaGarde and Courtney Musgrove - will lead the Ragin' Cajuns women's team that fought through injuries in 2016. Musgrove paced Louisiana last season, earning third-team All-SBC honors and being named to the All-Louisiana squad. Hodges, the 2013 LSWA co-Freshman of the Year, returns for her final season as a Ragin' Cajun after missing the majority of the 2016 campaign with an injury.
LOUISIANA PICKED SECOND IN SBC MEN'S POLL; WOMEN PICKED EIGHTH
• Coming off a second-place finish at last year's Sun Belt Conference Championships, the Louisiana Ragin's Cajuns men's team was picked to finish second overall as the 2017 SBC Cross Country Poll was released on Thursday.
• The Ragin' Cajuns women's team was picked to finish eighth overall in the 12-team poll.
• The polls are a result of a vote of the league's 10 men's cross country and 12 women's cross country head coaches.
• The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, Oct. 28 and will be hosted by Appalachian State University.
Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. UTA (9) – 99 points
2. Louisiana (1) – 89 points
3. Texas State – 71 points
4. Appalachian State – 67 points
5. South Alabama – 59 points
6. Arkansas State – 52 points
7. Little Rock – 36 points
8. Coastal Carolina – 33 points
9. Troy – 26 points
10. ULM – 16 points
Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. Appalachian State (8) – 140 points
2. Coastal Carolina (4) – 122 points
3. UTA – 106 points
4. South Alabama – 100 points
5. Arkansas State – 89 points
6. Georgia State – 85 points
7. Texas State – 75 points
8. Louisiana – 61 points
9. Georgia Southern – 56 points
10. Troy – 40 points
11. Little Rock – 37 points
12. ULM – 23 points
CAJUNS RANKED 11TH IN USTFCCCA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION POLL
• Louisiana enters the opening week ranked 11th overall in the Men's South Central Region in the 2017 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Rankings. The Ragin' Cajuns are one spot behind Tulane in the regional poll and join Sun Belt members UTA (No. 3) and Texas State (No. 8).
WHAT'S NEW
• Four newcomers are on the men's side, paced by Cardinal Stritch (Wisc.) College transfer Jonathan Kimutai along with three Lafayette natives - Andre Bellard (Lafayette HS), George Femmer (Teurlings Catholic) and Conner Meche (Teurlings Catholic). Three newcomers are on the women's side - freshmen Alivia Johnson (Fontainebleau HS) and Ally McCulley (Mandeville) along with Teresa Bruening (Harsum, Germany).
WHAT'S NEXT
• Louisiana is scheduled to compete at the Norry Hersey Rice Invitational on Sept. 8 in Houston.
FOLLOW US
• Keep up with the Ragin' Cajuns by following the team on Twitter (@ULTrackandField) or Facebook (RaginCajunsTRK)
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